In <alpine.bsf.2.00.1010181323010.40...@oceanpt.safeport.com>, on 10/18/10 at 01:41 PM, d...@safeport.com said:
Hi Doug, >If I change link-dest=../../201009/myserver/home/ it starts a new base. >Via google and RTFM it seems that naming schemes keep the name of the >link-dest directory constant. Is this a requirement or am I yet missing >one more thing? I suspect the option name is confusing you. --link-dest names the source of the basis files so you don't want it to be empty (or new). You need to reverse the options as in rsync srcdir --link-dest=last-backup-dir new-backupdir Steven -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Steven Levine" <stev...@earthlink.net> eCS/Warp/DIY etc. www.scoug.com www.ecomstation.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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
