Using rsync for backups, because it's not shiny and new
You might not even like rsync. Yeah it's old. Yeah it's slow. But if you're working with Linux you're going to need to know it.
In this video I walk through my favorite everyday flags for rsync.
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Here's a companion blog post, where I cover a bit more detail: vkc.sh/everyday-rsync
Also, @BreadOnPenguins made an awesome rsync video and you should check it out:
Lastly, I left out all of the ssh setup stuff because I made a video about that and the blog post goes into a smidge more detail. If you want to see a video covering the basics of using SSH, I made one a few years ago and it's still pretty good:
Chapters:
1:18 Invoking rsync
4:05 The --delete flag for rsync
5:30 Compression flag: -z
6:02 Using tmux and rsync together
6:30 but Veronica... why not use (insert shiny object here)

Jens Finkhäuser
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