On 8/30/07, Ray and Sandie Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to use --ignore-times with --link-dest and find that all > files are duplicated inappropriately (IMHO).
This is by design. --link-dest does not hard link in a basis file unless rsync trusts that it has the same data as the source file, but --ignore-times tells rsync never to trust that a source and destination file have the same data. > I am using rsync with the --link-dest option to perform backups to a > local USB disk. It works great without the --ignore-times option, but > now I want to add that option to make it more bulletproof. I would recommend --checksum as a way of bulletproofing the system without nullifying --link-dest. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
