From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from magic.merlins.org ([209.81.13.136]:43074 "EHLO mail1.merlins.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755432Ab3L1RTs (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Dec 2013 12:19:48 -0500 Received: from bgl93-4-82-235-219-215.fbx.proxad.net ([82.235.219.215]:52962 helo=gandalfthegreat.merlins.org) by mail1.merlins.org with esmtpsa (Cipher TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.80 #2) id 1VwxYB-0004od-NL by authid with srv_auth_plain for ; Sat, 28 Dec 2013 09:19:48 -0800 Received: from merlin by gandalfthegreat.merlins.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VwxY8-00023b-0k for linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; Sat, 28 Dec 2013 09:19:44 -0800 Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 09:19:43 -0800 From: Marc MERLIN To: linux-btrfs Subject: Is anyone using btrfs send/receive for backups instead of rsync? Message-ID: <20131228171943.GE19863@merlins.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-btrfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Currently, I have a nightly cronjob that rsyncs my SSD to my HD on my laptop. Of course, running rsync on an entire FS every night is slow, especially if I happen to try to use the laptop at the same time. Obviously, that's what btrfs send/receive is supposed to fix: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Design_notes_on_Send/Receive http://lwn.net/Articles/506244/ It's been around for about 1.5 years now, so I was curious if others had converted to it for backups when indeed the wiki has the CYA 'if you use for backups, you get what you deserve' :) Is it still being worked on, or kind of frozen/good as is? Thanks, Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | PGP 1024R/763BE901