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- From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: 32bit Shareware backup program.
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.172403.16887@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 17:24:03 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul26.100819.14187@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
- >My desire for a backup utility for OS/2 is primarily motivated by the following
- >scenario.
- >I have the problem of transporting my work to and from uni. I have OS/2
- >running at both locations, but my programming/working environment are
- >constantly changing. What I need is a utility which (at the end of the day)
- >will update a set of disks which I can take home/to uni. Obviously to save
- >time only those files which have been updated which be backed-up / restored,
- >but all files should exist in the set in their latest revision.
- >I think the Shareware idea is good - the author of such a package can
- >almost certainly count on a contribution from myself.
-
- If all the files are in one place, you can always use the XCOPY
- command with the "/m" parameter. This parameter will copy only files
- which have their "archive" bit set, and will then clear the archive
- bit. For those who don't know, both FAT and HPFS have an "archive"
- bit for each file which is automaticly set when the file is written
- to.
-
- This, combined with a batch file (or REXX program) can work until you
- find a more suitable utility.
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