I have a library of movies, TV shows and music for local hosting. Right now I have a script that uses cp to copy newly added media files to a second, identical drive in another room as a backup. there has to be a better way to do this.
ignoring cloud storage and RAID, what are some command line tools that could ensure that the integrity of the files remains intact? assuming the drive continues to function properly.
Unless I am horribly mistaken, this is what file hasing is for. You could use a speedy hash to compare the copies as an addendum to your script.
I would probably just pick something from the giant pile of back up software and enable any error checking as simpler solution though.