On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> hmmmm.... I tried rsync and this is what it said:rsync -aP > --log-file=/var/tmp/rsync-$$.log /media/bmike1/Backup Documents/Pictures/* > /media/bmike1/4B3150E46CD4CD76 > sending incremental file list > rsync: [sender] link_stat "/media/bmike1/Backup" failed: No such file or > directory (2) > rsync: [sender] change_dir "/home/bmike1/Documents/Pictures" failed: No > such file or directory (2) > rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) > (code 23) at main.c(1338) [sender=3.2.7] > --mkpath should fix the missing dir errors try this; replace filenames and directories as shown *(note the the trailing '/' in the source dir and destination dir)* suggest 'man rsync' to learn the details on the options and how rsync treats the trailing '/' in directory paths rsync *--mkpath* -aP --log-file=/path/to/log/file /source/dir/ /destination/dir/ you can define an alias of your .bashrc so you don't have to remember the arcane options FWIW, I use rsync to back up local files between local storage and also across networked hosts (ssh PKI keys auth) HTH -- Arun Khan
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