On Saturday 29 May 2010 10:30:54 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Saturday 29 May 2010 11:01:39 Mick wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I run: > > > > rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir /media/sdf1 > > > > to back up a directory from a PC to a USB stick. However, from a cursory > > look this *seems* to copy the complete directory (every time I run it) > > and overwrites the USB stick. Carrying on like this it will life-expire > > the USB stick in no time, plus it takes ages to complete as it copies > > over every single file again and again. > > > > Is there a cleverer option I can add to rsync so that it only copies new > > files, overwrites older versions of the same and only deletes any files > > or directories that have been deleted from the source directory? > > Arg, typo in previous post. I meant what filesystem is on the USB stick?
FAT32 Disk /dev/sdb: 8019 MB, 8019509248 bytes 20 heads, 16 sectors/track, 48947 cylinders Units = cylinders of 320 * 512 = 163840 bytes Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 48948 7831512 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) -- Regards, Mick
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