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...g Debian 8.2, xfce 4.10, rsync 3.1.1-3. I just edited my backup script as follows: #The first line deletes extraneous files. The second does not and is used for normal backups. # rsync -vaHz --delete --exclude '/proc' --exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/sys' --exclude '/home/holtzm/Documents/*.iso' --exclude '/media' /. /media/cf0a98ed-3c11-4107-b61e-f5139d024396/Jessie-laptop # rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' --exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/home/holtzm/Documents/*.iso' --exclude '/media' /. /media/cf0a98ed-3...

Hi, At Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:11:58 -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote: > Running Debian 8.2, xfce 4.10, rsync 3.1.1-3. I just edited my backup script as follows: Your backup script is broken. > #The first line deletes extraneous files. The second does not and is used for normal backups. > > # rsync -vaHz --delete --exclude '/proc' --exc...

Running debian wheezy w/ rsync 3.0.9-4. The command in question is rsync -vahHz --delete --exclude '/proc' --exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/home/holtzm/mail/backup' --exclude '/sys ' --exclude '/tmp'--exclude '/media' /. /media/cf0a98ed-3c11-4107-b61e-f5139d024396/Wheezy-laptop notice the --exclude '/media' notation. This setup has been working for me for several years without a problem. Suddenly --exclude '...

...ve come close to that. Couldn't find anything in this list's archives that matched the error message. Did I miss something? The command that has been working until now is: sudo rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' --exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/home/holtzm/Documents/*.iso' --exclude '/media' /. /media/disk/10.04laptop I'm at a loss as to how to proceed. any pointers appreciated. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Note the lack of a space here: --exclude '/tmp'--exclude Also, just use / for the source instead of /. Also, don't use -z on a local copy. On 11/18/2015 06:19 PM, Bob Holtzman wrote: > Running debian wheezy w/ rsync 3.0.9-4. The command in question is > > > rsync -vahHz --delete --exclude '/proc' --exclude '*.iso' > --exclude '/home/holtzm/mail/backup' --exclude '/sys ' --exclude > '/tmp'--exclude '/media&...

...ead of /. > > Also, don't use -z on a local copy. Many thanks for the reply/solution. I've looked at the command 10-12 times and missed the omission of the space. I had been dinking around with it and inadvertently deleted the space. Added it and it's back to working. -- Bob Holtzman A fair fight is the result of poor planning.

...populate the directories in these partitions or will it dump everything into /? I realize that I probably be better off creating a snapshot and restoring from that but I have never had good luck with MondoRescue or Clonezilla. Thought I'd better ask now before I stuck my foot in it. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"