> Aaah, thanks for the insight. RSYNC must transfer the file regardless of the > link count, but it also takes note of the missing link. So, it probably > considers an inode with multiple links "resolved" only after it finds a > brother/sister link and deletes the duplicate.
You may also be interested in the rsync --link-dest option. The rsync --link-dest option is used in different ways by a variety of backup scripts and utilities. A screen cast about how this works with LBackup is available from the URL below : - URL <http://www.lbackup.org/screencasts> - Title "Basic Backup Local Machine" Finally, you may find the following list of commands and output of interest : # touch /tmp/file1 # ls -l /tmp/file1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jun 29 07:34 /tmp/file1 # ln /tmp/file1 /tmp/file2 # ls -l /tmp/file1 /tmp/file2 -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 0 Jun 29 07:34 /tmp/file1 -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 0 Jun 29 07:34 /tmp/file2 Hope this helps. ------------------------------------ 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
