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Re:Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries by i_like_waiting on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:12AM (#29277284)
Thanks, seems like that could be good solution for storing of daily backups of DB. I didn't know I needed it but seems like I do.
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Re:Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries by peterwaller-arm on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:16AM (#29277336)
Author here, this software is young, please don't use it for backups!

But also, in general, it might not work well for your use case, and our use case is niche. Please give it a try before making assumptions about any suitability for use.

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Re:Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries by wpietri on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:22AM (#29277429)
In this age of rampant puffery, it's so... soothing to see somebody be positive and frank about the limits of their creation. Thanks for this and all your comments here!
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Re:Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries by peterwaller-arm on Friday November 19, 2021 @10:18AM (#29278024)
<3
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Re:Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries by the_duke on Friday November 19, 2021 @10:53AM (#29278422)
Borg, bup or restic are relatively popular incremental backup tools that reduplicate with chunking.
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Re:Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries by phil294 on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:35AM (#29277569)
Have a look at Borg, it handles incremental backups very well
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