rsync - Dec 2014 - rsync not copy all information for font file

Good morning list, 
this is my first question and hope really to get an answer, sorry for my bad
english :-(

Ok so i have a machine with ubuntu and use as data server for my graphics works.
Now i am trying to backup my folder on an external HDD using "rsync"
where i save all my data file (file of graphics software, image, font etc.).
For this i mount HDD in local and launch command "rsync  -avz 
source_folder  destination_folder.
I notice that in backup copy font file have zero kb size rather than 25-60 kb in
source folder and i can't use the font from backup folder as it results zero
kb.
Can someone help me to solve this issue.
Thanks in advance to all for reading this and spend your time.
Ram

you mean, rsync "silently" creates 0kb sized files and only a special
type of file shows this behaviour?

try increasing rsync verbosity with "-v" , delete the 0kb files and
retry. you can send the output of rsync to this list if it`s not too long if you
don`t get a clue from that. mind that it may contain private information.

you should also omit "-z" because it makes no sense for local
transfer. you do not want compression here, because it slows things down and
burns cpu for nothing.

regards
roland

ps:
i`m no native english speaker, but i think your english is quite ok.



> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Dezember 2014 um 10:44 Uhr
> Von: "Ram Ballu" <ram at edom.it>
> An: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Betreff: rsync not copy all information for font file
>
> Good morning list, 
> this is my first question and hope really to get an answer, sorry for my
bad english :-(
> 
> Ok so i have a machine with ubuntu and use as data server for my graphics
works.
> Now i am trying to backup my folder on an external HDD using
"rsync" where i save all my data file (file of graphics software,
image, font etc.).
> For this i mount HDD in local and launch command "rsync  -avz 
source_folder  destination_folder.
> I notice that in backup copy font file have zero kb size rather than 25-60
kb in source folder and i can't use the font from backup folder as it
results zero kb.
> Can someone help me to solve this issue.
> Thanks in advance to all for reading this and spend your time.
> Ram
> 
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Some more details on my problem.
The machine have Ubuntu 12.04 with rsync version 3.0.9
I am using this server as data server using "Netatalk" for share with
apple OS for my graphics work, so here i save my work containing file created by
(indesign, photoshop, illustrator, quark xpress, mathtype etc.)
I have try to backup my shared folder on external HDD using "rsync"
mounting external HDD in local. But in backup copy the font file result Zero kb.

Here is the result i try to backup only the folder containing font.
Here PROVA_BKP_SRC is source directory(folder on local HDD) and BKP_DES is
folder on external HDD mounted in local.

# rsync -av PROVA_BKP_SRC/ /BKP_DES/
sending incremental file list
./
:2eDS_Store
Times Bold Italic/
Times Bold Italic/BI Times BoldItalic
Times Bold Italic/TimesBolIta
Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/
Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/.Parent
Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/BI Times BoldItalic
Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/TimesBolIta
Times Bold/
Times Bold/B Times Bold
Times Bold/TimesBol
Times Bold/.AppleDouble/
Times Bold/.AppleDouble/.Parent
Times Bold/.AppleDouble/B Times Bold
Times Bold/.AppleDouble/TimesBol
Times Italic/
Times Italic/I Times Italic
Times Italic/TimesIta
Times Italic/.AppleDouble/
Times Italic/.AppleDouble/.Parent
Times Italic/.AppleDouble/I Times Italic
Times Italic/.AppleDouble/TimesIta
Times Roman/
Times Roman/Times
Times Roman/TimesRom
Times Roman/.AppleDouble/
Times Roman/.AppleDouble/.Parent
Times Roman/.AppleDouble/Times
Times Roman/.AppleDouble/TimesRom

sent 183840 bytes  received 447 bytes  368574.00 bytes/sec
total size is 183542  speedup is 1.00
--------------





Il giorno 12/dic/2014, alle ore 13.02, devzero at web.de ha scritto:
> yes
> 
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Dezember 2014 um 12:59 Uhr
>> Von: "Ram Ballu" <ram at edom.it>
>> An: devzero at web.de
>> Betreff: Re: Aw: rsync not copy all information for font file
>> 
>> Ronald, 
>> thanks a lot for your kind suggestion and for compliments on my
english(i take it like compliments :-) )
>> I will try after sometime as you say me and than update you.
>> so now command i have to use is 
>> 
>> "rsync -av /source_folder /Destination_folder" ?
>> 
>> Thanks again
>> Ram
>> 
>> Il giorno 12/dic/2014, alle ore 11.27, devzero at web.de ha scritto:
>> 
>>> you mean, rsync "silently" creates 0kb sized files and
only a special type of file shows this behaviour?
>>> 
>>> try increasing rsync verbosity with "-v" , delete the 0kb
files and retry. you can send the output of rsync to this list if it`s not too
long if you don`t get a clue from that. mind that it may contain private
information.
>>> 
>>> you should also omit "-z" because it makes no sense for
local transfer. you do not want compression here, because it slows things down
and burns cpu for nothing.
>>> 
>>> regards
>>> roland
>>> 
>>> ps:
>>> i`m no native english speaker, but i think your english is quite
ok.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Dezember 2014 um 10:44 Uhr
>>>> Von: "Ram Ballu" <ram at edom.it>
>>>> An: rsync at lists.samba.org
>>>> Betreff: rsync not copy all information for font file
>>>> 
>>>> Good morning list, 
>>>> this is my first question and hope really to get an answer,
sorry for my bad english :-(
>>>> 
>>>> Ok so i have a machine with ubuntu and use as data server for
my graphics works.
>>>> Now i am trying to backup my folder on an external HDD using
"rsync" where i save all my data file (file of graphics software,
image, font etc.).
>>>> For this i mount HDD in local and launch command "rsync 
-avz  source_folder  destination_folder.
>>>> I notice that in backup copy font file have zero kb size rather
than 25-60 kb in source folder and i can't use the font from backup folder
as it results zero kb.
>>>> Can someone help me to solve this issue.
>>>> Thanks in advance to all for reading this and spend your time.
>>>> Ram
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> 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
>>>> 
>> 
>>

what is the source and destination filesystem?

here is some report that rsync has some problem with HFS+ filesystems and
"ressource forks": http://quesera.com/reynhout/misc/rsync+hfsmode/

but as you are using ubuntu and not osx i`m curious what`s the problem, so i
think we need more information here.

regards
roland

> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Dezember 2014 um 15:31 Uhr
> Von: "Ram Ballu" <ram at edom.it>
> An: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Betreff: Re: Aw: Re:  rsync not copy all information for font file
>
> Some more details on my problem.
> The machine have Ubuntu 12.04 with rsync version 3.0.9
> I am using this server as data server using "Netatalk" for share
with apple OS for my graphics work, so here i save my work containing file
created by (indesign, photoshop, illustrator, quark xpress, mathtype etc.)
> I have try to backup my shared folder on external HDD using
"rsync" mounting external HDD in local. But in backup copy the font
file result Zero kb.
> 
> Here is the result i try to backup only the folder containing font.
> Here PROVA_BKP_SRC is source directory(folder on local HDD) and BKP_DES is
folder on external HDD mounted in local.
> 
> # rsync -av PROVA_BKP_SRC/ /BKP_DES/
> sending incremental file list
> ./
> :2eDS_Store
> Times Bold Italic/
> Times Bold Italic/BI Times BoldItalic
> Times Bold Italic/TimesBolIta
> Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/
> Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/.Parent
> Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/BI Times BoldItalic
> Times Bold Italic/.AppleDouble/TimesBolIta
> Times Bold/
> Times Bold/B Times Bold
> Times Bold/TimesBol
> Times Bold/.AppleDouble/
> Times Bold/.AppleDouble/.Parent
> Times Bold/.AppleDouble/B Times Bold
> Times Bold/.AppleDouble/TimesBol
> Times Italic/
> Times Italic/I Times Italic
> Times Italic/TimesIta
> Times Italic/.AppleDouble/
> Times Italic/.AppleDouble/.Parent
> Times Italic/.AppleDouble/I Times Italic
> Times Italic/.AppleDouble/TimesIta
> Times Roman/
> Times Roman/Times
> Times Roman/TimesRom
> Times Roman/.AppleDouble/
> Times Roman/.AppleDouble/.Parent
> Times Roman/.AppleDouble/Times
> Times Roman/.AppleDouble/TimesRom
> 
> sent 183840 bytes  received 447 bytes  368574.00 bytes/sec
> total size is 183542  speedup is 1.00
> --------------
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Il giorno 12/dic/2014, alle ore 13.02, devzero at web.de ha scritto:
> 
> > yes
> > 
> >> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Dezember 2014 um 12:59 Uhr
> >> Von: "Ram Ballu" <ram at edom.it>
> >> An: devzero at web.de
> >> Betreff: Re: Aw: rsync not copy all information for font file
> >> 
> >> Ronald, 
> >> thanks a lot for your kind suggestion and for compliments on my
english(i take it like compliments :-) )
> >> I will try after sometime as you say me and than update you.
> >> so now command i have to use is 
> >> 
> >> "rsync -av /source_folder /Destination_folder" ?
> >> 
> >> Thanks again
> >> Ram
> >> 
> >> Il giorno 12/dic/2014, alle ore 11.27, devzero at web.de ha
scritto:
> >> 
> >>> you mean, rsync "silently" creates 0kb sized files
and only a special type of file shows this behaviour?
> >>> 
> >>> try increasing rsync verbosity with "-v" , delete
the 0kb files and retry. you can send the output of rsync to this list if it`s
not too long if you don`t get a clue from that. mind that it may contain private
information.
> >>> 
> >>> you should also omit "-z" because it makes no sense
for local transfer. you do not want compression here, because it slows things
down and burns cpu for nothing.
> >>> 
> >>> regards
> >>> roland
> >>> 
> >>> ps:
> >>> i`m no native english speaker, but i think your english is
quite ok.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Dezember 2014 um 10:44 Uhr
> >>>> Von: "Ram Ballu" <ram at edom.it>
> >>>> An: rsync at lists.samba.org
> >>>> Betreff: rsync not copy all information for font file
> >>>> 
> >>>> Good morning list, 
> >>>> this is my first question and hope really to get an
answer, sorry for my bad english :-(
> >>>> 
> >>>> Ok so i have a machine with ubuntu and use as data server
for my graphics works.
> >>>> Now i am trying to backup my folder on an external HDD
using "rsync" where i save all my data file (file of graphics
software, image, font etc.).
> >>>> For this i mount HDD in local and launch command
"rsync  -avz  source_folder  destination_folder.
> >>>> I notice that in backup copy font file have zero kb size
rather than 25-60 kb in source folder and i can't use the font from backup
folder as it results zero kb.
> >>>> Can someone help me to solve this issue.
> >>>> Thanks in advance to all for reading this and spend your
time.
> >>>> Ram
> >>>> 
> >>>> -- 
> >>>> 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
> >>>> 
> >> 
> >> 
> 
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