The manual says rsync can be used as an improved cp command. If S1 and S2 are (local) source files or directories and T is an (local) existing directory, is it safe to think that $ rsync -r S1 S2 T does the same thing as $ cp -r S1 S2 T , assuming no trailing slashes in S1, S2? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Difference-between-rsync--r-S1-S2-T-and-cp--r-S1-S2-T-tp23827717p23827717.html Sent from the Samba - rsync mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Tony Abernethy
2009-Jun-02 08:09 UTC
Difference between rsync -r S1 S2 T and cp -r S1 S2 T
Dunno for sure, but I'd expect differences if S1 is /dev Simple case, a copy is just a copy. Edge cases, there's lot of room for differences in exactly what happens when things are not exactly perfect. Many times I use rsync because I know what it does and I'm not exactly sure what cp will do. These differences increase in importance with distance between the source and destination.> -----Original Message----- > From: rsync-bounces+tony=servacorp.com@lists.samba.org > [mailto:rsync-bounces+tony=servacorp.com@lists.samba.org] On > Behalf Of Nobuko Three > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:29 AM > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > Subject: Difference between rsync -r S1 S2 T and cp -r S1 S2 T > > > The manual says rsync can be used as an improved cp command. > > If S1 and S2 are (local) source files or directories and T is > an (local) > existing directory, is it safe to think that > $ rsync -r S1 S2 T > does the same thing as > $ cp -r S1 S2 T > , assuming no trailing slashes in S1, S2? > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Difference-between-rsync--r-S1-S2-T-and- > cp--r-S1-S2-T-tp23827717p23827717.html > Sent from the Samba - rsync mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- > 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 >