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On Saturday 29 May 2010 10:01:39 Mick wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> |
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> I run: |
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> rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir /media/sdf1 |
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> |
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> to back up a directory from a PC to a USB stick. However, from a |
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> cursory look this *seems* to copy the complete directory (every |
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> time I run it) and overwrites the USB stick. Carrying on like |
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> this it will life-expire the USB stick in no time, plus it takes |
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> ages to complete as it copies over every single file again and |
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> again. |
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> |
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> Is there a cleverer option I can add to rsync so that it only |
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> copies new files, overwrites older versions of the same and only |
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> deletes any files or directories that have been deleted from the |
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> source directory? |
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Try adding a stroke after the directories: |
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rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir/ /media/sdf1/ |
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Does that help? |
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Peter |
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