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--- backing_up_home_using_rsync [2022/11/30 13:22] – [Why rsync?] n3t
+++ backing_up_home_using_rsync [2022/11/30 13:24] – [rsync not available?] n3t
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-====== Backing Up $HOME Using rsync ======
+====== Backing Up $HOME ======
 ===== Why should I backup? =====
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 ===== Requirements =====
-What you will need to perform a mirror of your home directory on SDF to another location is a computer with ssh and rsync installed and enough space to store your SDF files. The instructions below are being run on an x86 running Linux, but should be suitable for Mac OS/X and Windows running cygwin. Please read the ssh and rsync documentation on those platforms for any differences.
+What you will need to perform a mirror of your home directory on SDF to another location is a computer with ssh and rsync installed and enough space to store your SDF files. The instructions below are being run on an x86 running Linux, but should be suitable for Mac OS/X and Windows running cygwin. Please read the ''ssh'', ''rsync'' and ''scp'' documentation on those platforms for any differences.
 ===== Why rsync? =====
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   * ''-r'' : Recursively copy entire directories.
-  * //username// : your SDF username.
+  * //username// : Your SDF username.
   * ''/path/to/home'' [[#for_example:|[1]]] : The path to the directory you wish to backup.
   * ''/local/backup/dir'' : Where you would like the files to be stored locally.