I am trying to use rsync between two local directories on Linux. The source directory is on a normal ext4 partition, under my home directory. The destination is an SD card that I insert into the card reader on the computer, formatted with a vfat filesystem.
The command line is like rsync -avC --delete /home/itz/foo/ /media/itz/DEAD-BEEF/foo/ This does not work as I expected: all files are always transferred, even when I run this command 2 times with nothing in between. I expected only new or changed files to be transferred. Is this - a user error - a rsync bug - a limitation of the vfat filesystem? In any case, what can I do, using rsync or possibly something else, to do what I want? I note that the absolute timestamps on the files are unimportant; I can change them to whatever. All that matters is that new and changed files are copied every time I run this command, and only those files. -- Ian -- 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
