On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 23:16 +0200, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > rsync -aX --delete / /dev/<backup root partition>/ > > -a (archive) copies permissions, ownerships and the likes > -X stops at file system boundaries, i.e. it will only backup the actual root > partition, without other mounted file systems such as /proc, /dev and /home.
actually, lower case x is --one-file-system or "don't cross filesystem boundaries". Upper case X is --xattrs or "preserve extended attributes" :) -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
