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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] rsync to a USB stick
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 09:39:53
Message-Id: 201005291039.21296.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] rsync to a USB stick by Alan McKinnon
1 On Saturday 29 May 2010 10:30:54 Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > On Saturday 29 May 2010 11:01:39 Mick wrote:
3 > > Hi All,
4 > >
5 > > I run:
6 > >
7 > > rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir /media/sdf1
8 > >
9 > > to back up a directory from a PC to a USB stick. However, from a cursory
10 > > look this *seems* to copy the complete directory (every time I run it)
11 > > and overwrites the USB stick. Carrying on like this it will life-expire
12 > > the USB stick in no time, plus it takes ages to complete as it copies
13 > > over every single file again and again.
14 > >
15 > > Is there a cleverer option I can add to rsync so that it only copies new
16 > > files, overwrites older versions of the same and only deletes any files
17 > > or directories that have been deleted from the source directory?
18 >
19 > Arg, typo in previous post. I meant what filesystem is on the USB stick?
20
21 FAT32
22
23 Disk /dev/sdb: 8019 MB, 8019509248 bytes
24 20 heads, 16 sectors/track, 48947 cylinders
25 Units = cylinders of 320 * 512 = 163840 bytes
26 Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
27
28 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
29 /dev/sdb1 * 1 48948 7831512 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
30 --
31 Regards,
32 Mick

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