[ltp] Syncing from TP HDD to USB key
Bob Alexander
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:54:42 +0200
Andreas Stemmer ha scritto:
> Joel Ebel wrote:
>
>> try:
>> rsync -auv --update /home/blah/ /mnt/usb/backup/
>> then the other way:
>> rsync -auv --update /mnt/usb/backup/ /home/blah/
>>
>> The -u won't overwrite newer files. No need for unison. You just
>> have to be sure you delete something in both places if you want it gone.
>
>
> Ah ok, but you'll need the additional --existing option to prevent the
> creation of new files.
>
> Andreas
This is great. I like this more than Unison which in the past I had some
problems with. I had always thought only of the "remote" usage for rsync.
Take care,
Bob