Preventing rsync of copying always all files to my pen

2008-09-27 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All, I have often to synchronize a directory from my computer to a pen drive. To accomplish this, I use the following command: rsync -urva --delete /home/psmith/mydirectory/ /media/MYPEN/mydirectory/ However, it always requires copying all the files and not only the modified ones. Since

Re: Preventing rsync of copying always all files to my pen

2008-09-27 Thread Adalbert Prokop
Paul Smith wrote on Saturday 27 September 2008: Hi Paul! I have often to synchronize a directory from my computer to a pen drive. To accomplish this, I use the following command: rsync -urva --delete /home/psmith/mydirectory/ /media/MYPEN/mydirectory/ Which messages do you see and what

Re: Preventing rsync of copying always all files to my pen

2008-09-27 Thread Paul Smith
On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Adalbert Prokop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have often to synchronize a directory from my computer to a pen drive. To accomplish this, I use the following command: rsync -urva --delete /home/psmith/mydirectory/ /media/MYPEN/mydirectory/ Which messages do you

Re: Preventing rsync of copying always all files to my pen

2008-09-27 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2008-09-27 at 16:06 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Adalbert Prokop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have often to synchronize a directory from my computer to a pen drive. To accomplish this, I use the following command: rsync -urva --delete

Re: Preventing rsync of copying always all files to my pen

2008-09-27 Thread Les Mikesell
Paul Smith wrote: I have often to synchronize a directory from my computer to a pen drive. To accomplish this, I use the following command: rsync -urva --delete /home/psmith/mydirectory/ /media/MYPEN/mydirectory/ Which messages do you see and what mount options are used for mounting the FAT

Re: Preventing rsync of copying always all files to my pen

2008-09-27 Thread Paul Smith
On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have often to synchronize a directory from my computer to a pen drive. To accomplish this, I use the following command: rsync -urva --delete /home/psmith/mydirectory/ /media/MYPEN/mydirectory/ Which