> Firstly, I would recommend that on both machines you compile and install a > copy of the latest version of rsync with some Mac OS X specific patches the > link below will assist you : > http://www.lbackup.org/developer/rsync_hfs
My client is at 3.0.7. Although, I have to specify the directory as /usr/local/bin/ before calling it, otherwise, I get 2.6.9. > Finally, to be absolutely sure that all meta data is preserved you could > consider a tool such as dd to copy the disk block by block. However, using a > tool such as dd will mean that you will miss out on the benefits of a tool > like rsync : <http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd> Right. That's why I need rsync. I'm really not looking for a utility, but a command line program which will do incremental backup, and rsync is the only one I'm aware of that does that in Mac OS. Best, J. on 5/26/10 8:51 PM, Henri Shustak at henri.shus...@gmail.com wrote: >> I have a volume at 192.168.0.2 on my local network. I'd like to rsync the >> entire volume to a backup volume, skip all files already present on the >> backup volume (same name and the same or earlier timestamp) > > > Firstly, I would recommend that on both machines you compile and install a > copy of the latest version of rsync with some Mac OS X specific patches the > link below will assist you : > http://www.lbackup.org/developer/rsync_hfs > > If you are not coping a boot volume, then you will probably find the > information at the following URL helpful : > <http://www.lbackup.org/synchronizing_disk_images_between_machines> > > If you are trying to create a bootable clone of a startup disk then I would > recommend Carbon Copy Cloner (I would also recommend that you shutdown the > system before you make a clone) : <http://www.bombich.com/> > > Whichever method you use, I recommend the use of Backup-Bouncer to check that > it has actually copied the various meta-data you are expecting to have > preserved. Further information regarding backup bouncer is available from the > following URL : <http://www.n8gray.org/code/backup-bouncer/> > >> include all flags, dates, etc. as applicable to Mac OS X 10.6.x. > > > I am unsure if the latest version of Backup-Bouncer or rsync supports the > checking / coping of HFS file system compressed files. Hopefully someone else > with a deeper understanding of this matter is watching this thread and will be > able to comment. > > Further information regarding the file system compression on Mac OS 10.6 is > available at the following URL : > <http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090902223042255> > > There is a recent thread on the rsync mailing list which relates to the rsync > flag : > > --protect-decmpfs > > The full thread is available from the following URL : > <http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/msg25797.html> > > Finally, to be absolutely sure that all meta data is preserved you could > consider a tool such as dd to copy the disk block by block. However, using a > tool such as dd will mean that you will miss out on the benefits of a tool > like rsync : <http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd> > > > > > ---------------------------------- > This email is protected by LBackup > http://www.lbackup.org > -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
