Using the link command to keep backups on another drive
- by Xavier
I have a folder that contains a not so large amount of space called /data/backup.
I have been told that if I link that folder (/data/backup) to an even bigger folder area like /bigdata/backup for example, that I will be able to execute backups to the /data/backup folder.
It will then just create a link, but the data will be seen in both folders and the latter one (/bigdata/backup) will contain the backup results but it will show on both folders.
Since the /bigdata/backup has far more disk space then the backup will no longer fail because of space problems in the /data/backup one.
Is this true?