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From: Eric Martin <freak4uxxx@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Synchronizing my music collection
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:35:42
Message-Id: 48A23A57.2080503@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Synchronizing my music collection by Grant
1 Grant wrote:
2 >>> I store my music collection on my desktop and I'd like to keep my
3 >>> laptop in sync with an exception. My directory structure is laid out
4 >>> like:
5 >>>
6 >>> ~/music/artist/album/
7 >>>
8 >>> which contains flac files, a cover.png file, and a folder called CD.
9 >>> I'd like to synchronize the flac files and cover.png but keep the CD
10 >>> folder out of it completely. How should I do this?
11 >>>
12 >>> - Grant
13 >>>
14 >> The thing that jumps to me immediately is rsync with a --exclude=CD
15 >
16 > Man, rsync is easy to use. I imagined something else. Would
17 > rsnapshot be useful in this case? What are the advantages of using a
18 > daemon instead of remote-shell?
19 >
20 > - Grant
21 >
22 Let me get this straight. Rsync being easy to use is a downside? I've
23 never used rsnapshot but judging by eix it sounds like it might work...
24
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26 Eric Martin
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Re: [gentoo-user] Synchronizing my music collection Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>