rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. · http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/

Você é daqueles que ainda usa FTP para copiar arquivos entre duas máquinas? Ei cara, já estamos no século XXI, este artigo nos introduz ao mundo do rsync, sinônimo de eficiência quando o assunto é cópia remota. · http://www.vivaolinux.com.br/artigo/Transferindo-arquivos-com-o-rsync/?pagina=3

Cache files and other transitory data should be skipped. One way is via the --exclude-from=~/.rsync/exclude option, plus suitable file patterns in the exclude file. For more information, consult the EXCLUDE PATTERNS section in the rsync(1) man page. $ cat ~/.rsync/exclude .DS_Store .mozilla/**/Cache *.o · http://sial.org/howto/rsync/

If you didn't include it, nothing in /usr/local would get included. Each filename is checked against this list, but in a recursive fashion. So if rsync is working on the file /usr/local/foo, it first looks for a pattern that matches /usr, then for a pattern that matches /usr/local, then finally for a pattern that matches /usr/local/foo. It uses the first pattern that matches. So, if you didn't include line 6, the search for /usr would fine line 8 and stop, thus excluding everything in /usr/local. Not what you want. I know that was confusing - recursion always makes my head spin... · http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=283339

You can also put a file called .rsync-filter into the source directory and then you can use the -F option to rsync instead of listing the exclude rules on the command line every time. This is easier if you have to sync often, and you don't have to worry about the shell doing anything funny with wildcards. · http://fixunix.com/networking/401262-exclusion-files-rsync-without-wildcards.html