> -----Original Message----- > From: Christian Hack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:33 AM > To: 'rsync@lists.samba.org' > Subject: RE: efficiently synchronizing source and destination > > > > I have two fat32 formatted external drives (on the localhost) that > > need sync'ing. Each of the drives contain different files. The end > > result I'm looking for is two identical disks. > > > > My question is whether or not I can encapsulate this > process in a one > > liner with rsync or if i need to make two independent calls to rsync > > as follows: > > > > rsync -av /path/to/source /path/to/dest && rsync -av /path/to/dest > > /path/to/source > > > > In the situation above, the dest has files that do not exist on the > > source, hence the second call to rsync... > > > > This will only work if the files on each disk are not common. > Otherwise if you update a file on dest it will get > overwritten by the first sync from source. >
Oops. Missed that in the first para.... Yes you'll need two syncs. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
