rsync is bad

[Karl Larsen]

Res wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008, Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>   
>> rsync -av /boot /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /bin  /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /dev  /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /etc  /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /lib  /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /opt  /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /root /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /sbin /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /tmp /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /usr /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /var /media/disk/
>> rsync -av /initrd /media/disk/
>>     
>
>
> Why do you run a dozen rsyncs?  why not -
>
> rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' --exclude '/media' /. /media/disk
>
>
>   
    Because I didn't know how to do that. I have something like that 
that doesn't work for some reason. I will try yours.

Karl




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