On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 01:36:27AM -0500, Jiann-Ming Su wrote: > I'm trying to configure rsync snapshots as described at > http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/. I'm > essentially using the following commands: > > mv backup.3 backup.tmp > mv backup.2 backup.3 > mv backup.1 backup.2 > mv backup.0 backup.1 > mv backup.tmp backup.0 > cp -al backup.1 backup.0 > rsync -a --delete source_directory/ backup.0/ > > > I'm trying to backup two directories in a Windows 2000 share onto a RH9 linux > computer. The problem I appear to be having is rsync copying file that > already exist and haven't changed since the previous rsync backup process. > Why would rsync believe the file has changed? Thanks for any tips and > insight.
Because the timestamp or file size differ. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html