With the --backup and --backup-dir options that means that it copies out the files that are going to be changed before overwriting them to the specified directory? Vincent YonemitsuInformation Technology Services(905)639-3611 ext 153[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 02:08:59PM -0400, Vincent Yonemitsu wrote:
> With the --backup and --backup-dir options that means that it copies
> out the files that are going to be changed before overwriting them to
> the specified directory?
Yes. That gives you a hierarchy with just the old version of
On Wed 18 May 2005, Wayne Davison wrote:
> It can be better to do a --compare-dest or --link-dest
> into a new (empty) hierarchy, as this gives you a hierarchy with either
> (for --compare-dest) just the new version of changed files in it or (for
> --link-dest) all the files with ide
On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 04:57:27PM +0200, Paul Slootman wrote:
> What I've been wondering is whether --fuzzy will also work with
> --link-dest, i.e. hard-link to files whose names are slightly
> different but are the same for other purposes
Fuzzy doesn't really do much with --link-dest at the mome
On Wed 18 May 2005, Wayne Davison wrote:
> On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 04:57:27PM +0200, Paul Slootman wrote:
> > What I've been wondering is whether --fuzzy will also work with
> > --link-dest, i.e. hard-link to files whose names are slightly
> > different but are the same for other purposes
>
> Fuzz
