Three tools that fix the terminal annoyances you've stopped noticing.

The backup tool that outlasted every alternative I ever tried.

Incremental backups started failing for some rsync users after a recent update, and what they found in the project's commit history quickly turned a routine bug hunt into yet another fight over ...

There’s a line in a [Weird Al] (no relation) song that says, “I upgrade my system at least twice a day…” I know how that is. I primarily use a rolling distro, OpenSuse Tumbleweed, and if I’m having a ...

The rsync command is one of the most powerful and popular tools in Linux for synchronizing files and directories between different locations. It’s widely used for backups, remote file transfers, and ...

Unlike Windows, the de facto idea is that most Linux distros are generally easier on system resources, which gives you the opportunity to revive your older laptop with ancient hardware specifications.

These are some lesser-known ways of sharing files on Linux. The methods here range from the very simple to the very complicated. Each of these tools is free, and some are pre-installed. Back in 2024, ...

Don't panic. Yes, there were a bunch of CVEs, affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of users, found in rsync in early December – and made public on Tuesday – but a fixed version came out the ...

Security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the open source software rsync, which can be used to synchronize or even just copy files very efficiently. The rsync tool for file synchronization, ...

Backing up your Raspberry Pi doesn’t need to be complicated. While there are many sophisticated backup solutions available, sometimes the simplest approach is the most effective. In this article, I’ll ...

We always need more storage. Regardless of your device, you’ll likely need a bank of secondary storage to backup content or store primary copies. Considering these expanded storage needs are usually ...