On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Steven <apartment...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> 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? >> -- >> Regards, >> Mick > > Short answer "man rsync" > You'll find everything you need. > It is possible to sync files incrementally with rsync I just can't remember > how right now > Sorry really tired right now. Im sure someone will come a long with a more > appropriate answer. >
Notably... --checksum --recursive And *not* using (due to the limitations of FAT and FAT32)... --archive (implies several others) --perms --times --group --owner --whole-file -- Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy
