>> 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 block level instead of file level. Using pvmove on a Linux
> LVM(2) volu
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If it works it works. Using rrsync just makes it much easier as you
don't have to anticipate the options that rsync will be using.
On 08/19/11 14:51, Grant wrote:
>>> I'm rsync'ing an rdiff-backup repository to a different machine and I
>>> have a fe
>> 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 block level instead of file level. Using pvmove on a Linux
> LVM(2) volu
In , on 08/19/11
at 11:49 AM, Ken Gillett said:
Hi Ken,
>I still think the docs should explain you can use either form.
It does. The first paragraph of the OPTIONS section states
rsync uses the GNU long options package. Many of the com-
mand line options have two varian
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Ken Gillett wrote:
> I want to exclude from the sync ALL files that start with a dot, IOW hidden
> files. But using --exclude '.*' does funny things with directories (or at
> least I think it does). Is there a recognised correct way to do this?
>
> I thought --ex
Thanks for the response.
On 18 Aug 2011, at 20:14, Kevin Korb wrote:
> - --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'.
I still think the docs should explain you can
I want to exclude from the sync ALL files that start with a dot, IOW hidden
files. But using --exclude '.*' does funny things with directories (or at least
I think it does). Is there a recognised correct way to do this?
I thought --exclude '.???*' would avoid the directory issue by only excludin
Hello everyone,
this is my first email and I hope I do not say stupid things:)
I'm trying to synchronize two folders on two different servers via a
satellite link (rsync can be useful for its properties) only that I have a
problem, some files are updated on the source, but rsync transfers the
ent
Hello everyone,
this is my first email and I hope I do not say stupid things:)
I'm trying to synchronize two folders on two different servers via a
satellite link (rsync can be useful for its properties) only that I have a
problem, some files are updated on the source, but rsync transfers the
ent
