Hi, So in some ways, you would like to use rsync as a "diff/patch" tool. There are some similar questions out there (here<http://serverfault.com/questions/62364/get-rsync-to-generate-a-patch-file-instead-of-copying-across-files> or there <http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2005-January/011439.html>), and the answers are quite similar too. Basically, two methods : I. Bash scripting (1. Do a dry run and export the files list, 2. Get only these files on your USB, 3. Push the new/updated files on the original system) II. Batch-mode (see this example<http://www.linuxmantra.com/2011/02/rsync-in-batch-mode.html> )
Hope that will help, Greg On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Benjamin Ward <b...@forward.net.au> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to archive to a remote host but the size of the data to copy is > prohibitively large to consider doing the sync over the wire (it's TBs of > raw video), so i was wondering if it was possible to use a usb attached > storage device as the transport medium. > > Is it possible for rsync to compare the two systems (over the network) > finding any newer or different files on the local system as compared to the > remote archive (ignoring local deletes), then copy only those > new/differences to a locally attached portable drive so that the portable > drive can be physically taken across town to the other system, plugged in > and then the new data be ingested so that a subsequent rsync between the > the two systems would see those files as synchronised? > > I thought the --compare-dest option might be the way to go, as per this > post: > > http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2006-June/015827.html > > but it seems to not behave the way i thought it would. > > Thanks in advance, and apologies if I'm asking a bleeding obvious > question. :) > > Kind regards, > Ben > > > > -- > 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 >
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