On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> rsync with --link-dest so that all files that aren't changed are
> hardlinked.
>
> Then to 'tar' all changed or new files you want a list of files without
> hardlinks as those are the files that where changed or new(*):
> find -type f -links 1
On 21.07.2010 10:22, Kevin Murray wrote:
> Hi Henri
>
> Thanks very much. LBackup looks good, but i need a solution which only
> copies files which have changed, and does not link the others, as the
> folder is destined for a tar archive. Also, the copied files must be
> fully functional, i.e. mus
> the -i shows that most are being copied due to time differences, so in
> theory -t should work? This does in fact work on a little test setup
> on my work laptop, i will test it properly when i get home tonight.
I am glad that the -t option is working with your test.
If you decide to use LBa
Hi Henri
Thanks very much. LBackup looks good, but i need a solution which only
copies files which have changed, and does not link the others, as the
folder is destined for a tar archive. Also, the copied files must be
fully functional, i.e. must be whole files, not just differences like
rdiff. th
> interestingly, i tried to see if something was wrong with my statments by
> doing:
> mkdir ~/rsynctest/dir1
> mkdir ~/rsynctest/dir2
> mkdir ~/rsynctest/dir3
>
> nano ~/rsynctest/dir1/file1 (wrote the line hello world and saved)
> nano ~/rsynctest/dir1/file2 (wrote the line hello and saved)
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am writing a backup program for my computer. brief outline is as follows.
>
> Running ubuntu 10.04
> 2 main partitions, / and /home, both ext3. 1 external usb hdd, ext3,
> mounted to /backups/main.
> once every couple of days, rsync backs up, using following command,
> everything
Hi All,
I am writing a backup program for my computer. brief outline is as follows.
Running ubuntu 10.04
2 main partitions, / and /home, both ext3. 1 external usb hdd, ext3,
mounted to /backups/main.
once every couple of days, rsync backs up, using following command,
everything worth backing up i
