Robert,
I just did a test CVS backup using the command you suggested. It
worked without a problem.
Milan
* Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> [2007-10-05 08:42:08 -0600]:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Can someone make a backup of the Maxima CVS data,
> ideally on a semi-regular schedule? To the best of my knowledge,
> there has been no backup of CVS data for quite some time.
> Given the unpredictable state of Sourceforge, there's a nonzero
> probability that Maxima CVS could crash unrecoverably, and
> that would be a serious bummer. (We will probably always have
> the latest or near-latest file versions in developer sandboxes,
> but the CVS history could be lost.)
>
> All that is needed is sufficient disk space and bandwidth, and
> the rsync program. I believe no special permission is needed
> to execute this:
>
> rsync -av 'rsync://maxima.cvs.sourceforge.net/cvsroot/maxima/*' .
>
> If we can get a few people making backups whenever they
> feel the urge, that would be terrific.
>
> All the best,
>
> Robert Dodier
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