--archive will make it match up all the timestamps. owners, etc, along with the data. If the metadata matches, it won't read the files to verify content, so you might want to add --checksum to force reading, though that will make it take a whole lot longer. If you want it to leave owner alone, do individual options instead of the --archive bundle... --times will do, though you probably want it recursive, too.
Tim Conway Unix System Administration Contractor - IBM Global Services desk:3032734776 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings, I have two systems that have identical file hierarchies, except the owners/groups and timestamps differ. All of the files have the same checksums. Is there a way to tell rsync to compare checksums, and if they are the same, simply change the owner/group/timestamp? I really only care about timestamps. This way, once the timestamps are duplicated, rsync can operate more efficiently the next time it is run. -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
