Hi everybody! How do I mirror FreeBSD sources (CVS or SVN) with rsync? This is the first time I have to use rsync, and its man page really makes me confused. I would really appreciate your help. Regards, Nik
Hello Maybe the following article will get you started: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/hubs/ Kind regards Wout On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 00:39 +0300, Nikolay Tychina wrote:> Hi everybody! > > How do I mirror FreeBSD sources (CVS or SVN) with rsync? > This is the first time I have to use rsync, and its man page really makes me > confused. > I would really appreciate your help. > > Regards, > > Nik > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-www@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-www > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-www-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
First off, please don't cross post. If you are not sure where to direct a question, the freebsd-questions@freebsd.org list should be your first step. Nikolay Tychina wrote:> Hi everybody! > > How do I mirror FreeBSD sources (CVS or SVN) with rsync? > This is the first time I have to use rsync, and its man page really makes me > confused. > I would really appreciate your help.It would be easier to answer your question if you were more clear about what your goal is. What is it that you are trying to accomplish? Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
>I need a mirror of FreeBSD sources. >But the only one tool I can use for mirroring is rsync.I'm not quite sure why this is so: I wonder if you have examined all of your options, as others have written. Anyway, if you want to use rsync, have you tried any of the servers listed in: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-rsync.html ?