snap2

snap2 is a powerful rsync-based backup program (shell script) for Linux desktop PCs. It has a user-friendly GUI. It creates automatically-rotating 'snapshot' backups, or a mirror backup. It can also be run non-interactively, via cron.

Features

Saves disk space and bandwidth by use of hard links - only changed and new files occuply disk space
Back up to 2nd hard drive, USB flash drive, or remote host.
Backups are stored as regular files. No special program is required to access and recover backups.
Run backups non-interactively (via cron), or with GUI interface
Repository for Debian/Ubuntu users (see http://standish.home3.org/download)
Works in Debian and Ubuntu. gtkdialog, a dependency, is available from http://files.crnatural.net/gtkdialog

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Other toolkit

Programming Language

Unix Shell

Related Categories

Unix Shell Backup Software

Registered

2009-12-09

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