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2013 Jan 29
2
--compare-dest -- copy ONLY files with content-differences between 2 directories... to a third
Hi, I'm having trouble with --compare-dest, to copy only files that differ in content. Here are the commands used thusfar: rsync -av --checksum --delete --progress --stats --compare-dest=../old new/ new_archive rsync -av --checksum --delete --progress --stats --compare-dest=../new old/ old_archive old/ a.txt new/ a.txt Note: both a.txt are the same (except for a different timestamp). a.txt contains just 2 characters: 'a' and '\n' Now the problem: In the output I see a.txt...
2010 Jul 16
4
--compare-dest weirdness
Hi All, I am writing a backup program for my computer. brief outline is as follows. Running ubuntu 10.04 2 main partitions, / and /home, both ext3. 1 external usb hdd, ext3, mounted to /backups/main. once every couple of days, rsync backs up, using following command, everything worth backing up in / and /home partitions to a folder /backups/main/Full. command: "rsync -vrhRupElog