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.
