On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:20 AM, Tony Baldwin <t...@tonybaldwin.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 09:14:13PM +0800, lina wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Shaun <deb...@gmsl.co.uk> wrote:
>> > On 27/02/2012 12:49, lina wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> When I tried the rsync -rvz source destination
>> >>
>> >> It re-copied part of already-copied, any idea to prevent it.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks with best regards,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > rsync -avz
>
> I use the -u option (update), so it only copies new stuff, or
> stuff that's been modified since last sync,
> but nothing that's old/unmodified.
> Does this not do what you want?
> My back-up is just
> rsync -rvua /home/me /media/externalusbhdd

Thanks Tony, the -u works.

>
> ./tony
> --
> http://www.tonybaldwin.me
> all tony, all the time!
>
>
> --
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
> Archive: 
> http://lists.debian.org/20120227182051.ga16...@deathstar.hsd1.ct.comcast.net
>


-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Archive: 
http://lists.debian.org/CAG9cJm=DdrZCCgCEAF=T=asH_3Ou4eSALQzE=apbqx5xf-r...@mail.gmail.com

Reply via email to