On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:52:20 +0100 Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:42:20 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > I assume you meant 'cp -ax' :P > > I did, it's tar that uses -l for this. > > > > rsync -ax / /root/hd/ > > > > Well, /root/hd is empty so there's nothing to win with rsync other > > than it being slower than cp. But it does the job too, anyway. > > It preserves directory time stamps, which cp does not. It's not slower > because the destination is empty so the initial file scan takes no > longer than with cp. Oh, and you can stop and restart it. > > OK Guys, thanks for the tips. I'll be trying later this week, just in case Saturday means a trip to the physical location. :( Cheers, -- |\ /| | | ~ ~ | \/ | |---| `|` ? | |ichael | |iggins \^ / michael.higgins[at]evolone[dot]org -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
