Here is my script for using rsync to update my cooker copy. It is all one line. I keep a log of the files that were changed, list the changes on the screen while running, and skip unwanted directories.
Script RsyncCooker: rsync -avl --delete --exclude-from=rsync_devel_no_exc.conf sunsite.uio.no::Mandrake-devel/cooker/ /mnt/ws/mandrake/cooker | tee -a cooker.log I have a list of items to exclude in rsync_devel_no_exc.conf which contains: alpha/ ppc/ sparc/ other/ ia64/ This specifies that I don't want those subdirectory trees to download, since I am on a P4, I don't need them. I hope this gives you some more ideas about how to keep your copy of cooker up to date. I think my earlier message was incorrect, and really applied more to Rsync. Paul
