dar is a Backup and archiving tool. You can think of it as as more modern tar. It supports both streaming and random-access modes, supports correct incrementals (unlike GNU tar’s incremental mode), Encryption, various forms of compression, even integrated rdiff deltas. It is an ideal tool for backups over Asynchronous Communication for systems that don’t or can’t run ZFS. Homepage: http://dar.linux.free.fr/ I have written a lot about Dar: I first wrote about Dar in my 2008 roundup of ba...
