T o n g([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Hi, > > I've been using rsync for many years to synchronize between local > directories or remote PCs. I've also successfully used rsync to synchronize > photos from my Pentax Optio camera to PC, so that only the newly shot photos > are copied. > > However, I found the very same approach doesn't work for the Canon camera: > > $ rsync -nvua /mnt/camera/dcim/*/* . > building file list ... done > [...] > img_0135.jpg > [...] > > $ stat /mnt/camera/dcim/100canon/img_0135.jpg img_0135.jpg > File: `/mnt/camera/dcim/100canon/img_0135.jpg' > Size: 892127 Blocks: 1792 IO Block: 32768 regular file > Device: 811h/2065d Inode: 9817 Links: 1 > Access: (0664/-rw-rw-r--) Uid: ( 9999/ tong) Gid: ( 1001/ tong) > Access: 2007-12-27 00:00:00.000000000 -0500 > Modify: 2007-12-27 14:27:10.000000000 -0500 > Change: 2007-12-27 14:27:10.000000000 -0500 > File: `img_0135.jpg' > Size: 885981 Blocks: 1737 IO Block: 131072 regular file > Device: 80eh/2062d Inode: 166857 Links: 1 > Access: (0664/-rw-rw-r--) Uid: ( 9999/ tong) Gid: ( 1001/ tong) > Access: 2007-12-27 14:27:10.000000000 -0500 > Modify: 2007-12-27 14:27:10.000000000 -0500 > Change: 2007-12-27 21:53:41.000000000 -0500 > > I.e., rsync insists to copy again files that have already been copied, > although I see no obvious reason why it is doing so. > > Please comment.
I use rsync, much like you do, to copy .debs to 4 other boxes. I only use it like below, and only transfer the newer .deb files. rsync --ignore-existing *.deb :-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-) Wayne -- What boots up must come down. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]