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On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Steven <apartment415@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Hi All, |
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>> I run: |
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>> rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir /media/sdf1 |
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>> to back up a directory from a PC to a USB stick. However, from a cursory |
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>> look |
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>> this *seems* to copy the complete directory (every time I run it) and |
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>> overwrites the USB stick. Carrying on like this it will life-expire the |
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>> USB |
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>> stick in no time, plus it takes ages to complete as it copies over every |
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>> single file again and again. |
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>> Is there a cleverer option I can add to rsync so that it only copies new |
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>> files, overwrites older versions of the same and only deletes any files or |
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>> directories that have been deleted from the source directory? |
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>> Regards, |
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>> Mick |
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> Short answer "man rsync" |
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> You'll find everything you need. |
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> It is possible to sync files incrementally with rsync I just can't remember |
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> how right now |
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> Sorry really tired right now. Im sure someone will come a long with a more |
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> appropriate answer. |
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Notably... |
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--checksum |
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--recursive |
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And *not* using (due to the limitations of FAT and FAT32)... |
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--archive (implies several others) |
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--perms |
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--times |
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--group |
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--owner |
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--whole-file |
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Poison [BLX] |
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Joshua M. Murphy |
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