The --backup option in GNU mv, and GNU cp extend the behavior of the -b option in a significant way, I believe. "--backup" allows specification of versioned backups, especially numbered backups, e.g. The old version of file, foo, becomes foo.~N~, where N is a decimal number. There is no mention of such a feature, that I can find, in info rsync, or man rsync. Is this feature available in rsync? If so, is it available under another name?
Actually, the feature may be available under "-b", in mv and cp. The man page seems to indicate otherwise, so I've never tested it. I've just used "--backup=t", and loved it. Now how do I get similar behavior from rsync? Thanks for your help. -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
