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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Why is editing a file by renaming the new one safer? Post 303042578 by joeyg on Monday 30th of December 2019 09:43:33 AM
Old 12-30-2019
Seems illogical to me.

When working on complex programming, I often take the backup even more seriously. I sequentially number versions to help me go back and find prior logic.
cp GreatScript GreatScript.v001
then continue editing GreatScript, until I get to another good spot and
cp GreatScript GreatScript.v002
and continue with this process.
Eventually, I often create an Archive folder, and then mv GreatScript.v* ../Archive

Sometimes, it is only apparent much later on that there was a major mistake in coding - and a need to go back further than only one version. Plus, while developing, I always feel better knowing more than one backup copy.

Last edited by Peasant; 12-30-2019 at 11:11 AM.. Reason: Added some icode tags.
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backup-manager(8)					      System Manager's Manual						 backup-manager(8)

NAME
backup-manager - An easy to use backup tool for your Linux box. SYNOPSIS
backup-manager [options] DESCRIPTION
Backup Manager is an easy-to-use tool for generating archives. It is designed with simplicity in mind for those who don't want an obfuscated tool for making tarballs. There are different methods for building archives: tarballs, incremental tarballs, mysql dumps, svn dump. You can also write your own method with a generic method that will execute a command and will archive its output. Every times you run Backup Manager, you can upload archives thanks to a couple of upload methods: through FTP, SSH or even with RSYNC. It's also possible to export your archives to removable media like CDR or DVD. CONFIGURATION FILES
Backup Manager's behavior is defined in configuration files. You can use different configuration files at the same time. The default con- figuration file is `/etc/backup-manager.conf'. An example should have been provided with the program, most of the time it's installed in `/usr/share/backup-manager/backup-man- ager.conf.tpl'. If you want exhaustive details about how to write your own configuration files, please refer to the Backup Manager User Guide: http://www.backup-manager.org/documentation/user-guide/ OPTIONS
--version Show the version number. --verbose|-v Print what happens to STDOUT. --no-warnings Disable warnings. --help|-h Print a short help message. --upload|-u Just upload the files. --purge|-p Just purge old archives. --burn|-b Just burn the archives. --md5check|-m Just perform the MD5 checkup on the CDR/CDRW. --conffile|-c file Use an alternate config file. --force|-f Force overwrite of existing archives. --no-upload Disable the uploading process. --no-burn Disable the burning process. --no-purge Disable the purging process. BUGS
If you find a bug or want to submit a wish-list to the development team, feel free to use the official Bug Tracking System: http://bugzilla.backup-manager.org WEBSITE
To find latest news and releases, come to the official website: http://www.backup-manager.org SEE ALSO
backup-manager-upload(8), ssh-keygen(1) AUTHOR
Alexis Sukrieh <sukria@backup-manager.org> backup-manager(8)
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