Re: Recent writing about dar

Thank you!

I've got one more today:

https://www.complete.org/an-asynchronous-rsync-with-dar/

As a random comment, a mode where just an isolated catalog is generated,
without the actual data, could be an optimization in some cases :-)  Not
super important though.

John

On Sat, Jun 24 2023, Denis Corbin wrote:

> Wow! I'm impressed!
>
> A such detailed synthesis on different tools! I can imagine the time and energy
> it took you, for having just done a benchmark with only dar, tar and rsync some
> years ago...  and this took me far more time than I expected initially!
>
> Congrats!
>
> Denis
>
>
> On 23/06/2023 15:39, John Goerzen wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm not done with my series yet, but thought I'd mention some recent
>> dar-related posts and such that I've made:
>> Recommendations for Tools for Backing Up and Archiving to Removable Media
>> https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10500-recommendations-for-tools-for-backing-up-and-archiving-to-removable-media
>> Discusses my project and how dar fits in.
>> Using dar for Data Archiving
>> https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10527-using-dar-for-data-archiving
>> The in-depth analysis of dar according to the guidelines in the first
>> post
>> Mastodon thread about dar
>> https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/110584716548088152
>> I note the concept that dar is essentially a powerful filesystem differ
>> and patcher, how it can provide an asynchronous rsync, etc.
>> Roundup of Data Backup and Archiving Tools
>> https://www.complete.org/roundup-of-data-backup-and-archiving-tools/
>> Looks at backuppc, bacula, borg, dar, and git-annex.  They are all tools
>> I've used and have very different characteristics in some ways.
>> Still to come: concluding my blog series, and more depth on dar on my
>> website.
>> - John
>>
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