On 11/01/2012 11:00, Thomas Mueller wrote: > What is the BSD equivalent of Linux cp -rpu ?
> Idea is to backup a directory, recursively, without copying old > files that haven't changed. > > Would I use something like rsync or pax ? rsync(1) is the standard way of doing this. For a nice backup system that works using rsync and that preserves filesystem history in a space efficient way by cunning use of hard links, take a look at rsnapshot -- http://rsnapshot.org/ Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matt...@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW
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