rsync backup
Robert Holtzman
holtzm at cox.net
Tue Nov 24 00:13:05 UTC 2009
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 02:11:26PM -0700, Thomas K Gamble wrote:
> On Monday 23 November 2009 11:37:38 am Robert Holtzman wrote:i
> > > -u option
> > > tells rsync to only back up those files that have changed since your last
> > > backup.
> >
> > I thought that's what rsync did by default.
> >
>
> Well, it seems you're right. I've just gotten into the habit from using -h
> with cp on systems that didn't have rsync. Also, it seems this behavior is
> documented rather obscurely in the --Ignore-times option description in the
> man page.
Believe me, that's not the only obscurity in the man page.
--
Bob Holtzman
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"If you think you're getting free lunch,
check the price of the beer"
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