ok, great, so do i just do this;
sto...@stormy-desktop:~$ rsync -avEHh /home/stormy/ /media/october
or do i do this :
sto...@stormy-desktop:~$ rsync -avEHh --delete-after --progress /home/stormy/
/media/october
sorry to be so stupid, but i rely on you guys for this ;)
thank you!!
betty
On 12/08/2010 08:32 PM, Joseph Sinclair wrote:
You're pretty close to ideal there.
I use
rsync -avEHh --delete-after --progress $SOURCE $DESTINATION
Generally no need to sudo for your own homedir, and "-z" is really only useful
for network copying (it compresses in-transit, not on disk).
That will only copy over changes between the source and destination, and will
remove anything in destination that's no longer in source.
Make sure the external drive is formatted EXT3 or XFS so you can preserve
things like access controls and ownership.
When you look at the final output of the command, there's usually a ratio
listed.
That's the amount that could be copied vs. the amount actually copied. If
that's much larger than 1, then you're only copying changes.
==Joseph++
betty wrote:
I have an ext hdd that i copy my stuff to every few months. I think that
i am copying everything all over again each time.
What I'd like to do is just copy files that have changed.
This is the command i have been using
sto...@stormy-desktop:~$ sudo rsync -azvH /home/stormy/ /media/october
please don't suggest that i use dd or whatever else there is because i
am not good at trying new things. i think i'm doing a lot just to do the
backup every few months.
any rsync suggestions greatly appreciated. if i am already using the
correct command for just copying things that have changed, please let me
know.
THANKS, Merry Christmas to all pluggers !
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