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From: lyndon@ncc.UUCP (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: incremental backups using cpio...HOW???
Summary: Use find and a timestamp file
Keywords: incrmental backup cpio
Message-ID: <10048@ncc.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 88 00:14:59 GMT
References: <155@csd_v.UUCP>
Organization: Nexus Computing Inc.
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This is a Q&D hack I've used for quite some time...

#!/bin/sh
cd /usr/src
find . -type f -a -newer /etc/local/lastinc -print | cpio -oacvQ /dev/rmt0
touch /etc/local/lastinc
exit 0

This isn't perfect, but it's very painless. It *does* require the
use of multiple tapes (disks) for each incremental, but then again,
so would tar.

--lyndon