[exe34]

oh this brings back memories, i found a script that did this about 15 years ago. it kept three versions of backups using rsync and hard-links to avoid duplication.

[nijave]

https://rsnapshot.org/ ?

[exe34]

> rsnapshot was originally based on an article called Easy Automated Snapshot-Style Backups with Linux and Rsync, by Mike Rubel.

must have been this one :-D thanks for finding it!