On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 11:36:21PM -0500, Max Kipness wrote: > cp -al /backup/Current /backup/$yesterday_date > rsync /source/ /Current/ [...]
With that combination of commands, the rsync command can affect the permissions on files in the backup directory (or directories) when it adjusts the permissions of otherwise unchanged files in the destination directory. The alternative is this: mv /backup/Current /backup/$yesterday_date rsync -a --link-dest=/backup/$yesterday_date [...] /source/ /Current/ That would also create hard-links for identical files, but the files must be the same clear down to the permissions. So, you can use whichever method you prefer: the former might save some disk space because it doesn't guarantee that historical permissions are accurate, while the latter preserves permission changes at the expense of creating a separate copy of the affected file. ..wayne.. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
