On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 10:32 -0700, David Feldman wrote: > > You won't be able to preserve file flags and creation times since Linux > > doesn't have them. On the other hand, rsync 3.0.2 with -X will preserve > > getxattr-style extended attributes (including resource forks, which Mac > > OS 10.4+ exposes as extended attributes); no patches are needed. > > Thanks. Just to make sure I understand: I can compile a stock rsync > 3.0.2 on the Linux box - no patches at all - and it will preserve all > the Mac-specific data with -X, except for file flags and creation times? > Is that correct?
Not really. -X preserves extended attributes via the getxattr/setxattr interface and does not cater specifically to the Mac. However, the Mac filesystem exposes some kinds of Mac metadata as extended attributes, so -X will preserve these. I know that resource forks are preserved this way, but more esoteric pieces of Mac metadata might not be. Your best bet is to do a test and see if the metadata you need is preserved. > Also: what are file flags? Stuff like access control and locked? > Anything else? I know they include the Finder "Locked" flag. They may include other things, but I'm pretty sure they don't include Mac ACLs. You may be able to get better information from a Mac person. (I don't have a Mac.) Matt
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