Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Synchronizing my music collection
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:47:59
Message-Id: 49bf44f10808121847x1852c6cdsbfac93a07a9584a6@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Synchronizing my music collection by Eric Martin
1 >>>> I store my music collection on my desktop and I'd like to keep my
2 >>>> laptop in sync with an exception. My directory structure is laid out
3 >>>> like:
4 >>>>
5 >>>> ~/music/artist/album/
6 >>>>
7 >>>> which contains flac files, a cover.png file, and a folder called CD.
8 >>>> I'd like to synchronize the flac files and cover.png but keep the CD
9 >>>> folder out of it completely. How should I do this?
10 >>>>
11 >>>> - Grant
12 >>>>
13 >>> The thing that jumps to me immediately is rsync with a --exclude=CD
14 >>
15 >> Man, rsync is easy to use. I imagined something else. Would
16 >> rsnapshot be useful in this case? What are the advantages of using a
17 >> daemon instead of remote-shell?
18 >>
19 >> - Grant
20 >>
21 > Let me get this straight. Rsync being easy to use is a downside?
22
23 No way, I'm pleasantly surprised. Thanks for your help.
24
25 - Grant