Olivier Thauvin wrote:
> Le Lundi 13 Octobre 2003 11:08, David Walser a �crit :
>> Olivier Thauvin wrote:
>> >> The main problem is that I never really know if I am really in sync.
>> >> Please no advice about rsync or timefuzz.
>> >
>> > Learn how to use rsync:
>>
>> Why?  rsync is confusing and hard to learn.  Part of the problem is that
>> every person that posts and example use uses different options.
> 
> I will loose my time by using rpmsync, I need to mirror ppc/sparc/i586. I 
> never seen a script on this list which take care of hard link, and mirror all 
> archs.

rpmsync can mirror all arches, I made sure of that.

If rsync needs the -H option to work where you're using it, just add it to the 
$rsync_short_args variable definition (line 155).

> rsync is not hard to use:
> 
> -a make a full mirror
> -q quiet
> -H preserve hard link
> --no-whole-file take identical part of file from local disk.
> 
> What is hard in those options ?

Nothing by themselves, just that it's a different set everytime someone says on this 
list how to use rsync.

>> Just use rpmsync.  It does even more for you than rsync itself, and you
>> don't have to worry about how to use rsync.


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