[ale] Re: rsync and link files - nevermind -

aaron aaron at pd.org
Tue Jan 22 14:04:53 EST 2002



duh.

rsync -a  src  dest    # archive option did the trick.

Description in the man page made me think thisw would cause dest files to 
be compressed with gzip. Tried it anyway. It worked... all the links are 
copied and the destination files are not compressed.

thanks anyway...
aaron

On Tuesday 22 January 2002 13:15, you wrote:
> Was trying to use "rsync" to locally mirror my RH 7.1 hard drive (and
> create a long overdue backup) before updating to RH 7.2
>
> For the most part, rsync is being a gem.  However, I would like to
> maintain the various soft, hard and absolute link files in most
> directories and rsync is not transfering or recreating any of the
> links.
>
> I have reviewed the man and tried several combinations of the link
> handling options listed there with no success. Anyone have a clue
> what I might be missing to get the links to be mirrored with the
> regular files??
>
> thanks...
> aaron

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