Am Samstag, 3. Februar 2018, 10:50:53 CET schrieb Helmut Jarausch: > On 02/03/2018 06:54:06 AM, Dale wrote: > > While on this topic, I have a question about glibc. I have it set in > > make.conf to save the binary packages. Generally I use it when I need > > to go back shortly after a upgrade, usually Firefox or something. > > However, this package is different since going back a version isn't a > > good idea. My question tho, what if one does go back a version using > > those saved binary packages? Has anyone ever did it and it work or > > did > > it and it fail miserably? > > I've tried to binary emerge my previous version. This didn't succeed > since > the ebuild disallows downgrading glibc. > > Luckily I had backuped my system just 20 hours ago.
Having up-to-date backups is always good :) . > Does anybody know how to restore ONLY those files which are > more recent on the target file system. > (My whole back is 124 Gb large which is a lot to copy back) If you can access the backups like a normal file system, then using rsync with the --update option looks to me like what you want: "-u, --update skip files that are newer on the receiver". > Many thanks for a hint, > Helmut HTH -- Marc Joliet -- "People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we don't" - Bjarne Stroustrup
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