Re: rsync'ing an rdiff-backup repository

2011-08-18 Thread Kevin Korb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/18/11 21:32, Grant wrote: > I'm rsync'ing an rdiff-backup repository to a different machine and I > have a few questions I'm hoping you guys can help me out with. For a backup repository with craploads of hard links I recommend using something b

rsync'ing an rdiff-backup repository

2011-08-18 Thread Grant
I'm rsync'ing an rdiff-backup repository to a different machine and I have a few questions I'm hoping you guys can help me out with. Should I use --archive? Or maybe -rlD instead? Can I restrict an SSH key to rsync? I can do it with rdiff-backup with command="rdiff-backup --server" but I can't

Re: in/exclude[=] and multiple sources

2011-08-18 Thread Kevin Korb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - --exclude=foo is equivalent to --exclude foo. The quotes are needed if you need to protect something from shell escaping such as - --exclude='*.foo' or --exclude 'foo bar'. To supply multiple sources on the command line you simply supply more than

in/exclude[=] and multiple sources

2011-08-18 Thread Ken Gillett
I have been using rsync on and off for years, but it still has the ability to throw me on more occasions than I care to admit:-) Currently I am trying to obtain a better understanding of the --include and --exclude options. Even though I think I have a pretty good understanding of the basic mech