Re: remote copying

I would use "rsync". -- Robert E. Anderson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programmer phone: (603) 862-3489 UNH Research Computing Centerfax: (603) 862-1761

Re: remote copying

In a message dated: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:53:46 EST Robert Anderson said: >I would use "rsync". Not rEmacs? It has everything, including the kitchen sync ;) -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE It may look like I'm just sitting here doi

Re: remote copying

Well you could run "rsync" from an emacs "shell". But then again I'm sure we'll be getting a PERL solution soon. The "other" swiss army knife of Unix. (Although emacs could make the PERL look pretty too). ;) -- Robert E. Anderson

Re: remote copying

Robert Casey wrote: I would like to do this copy and keep permissions if possible. rsync, tar, or "cp -ax" would seem logical. Does this have to be done at each boot or is it a one-time deal? -- Regards, | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | GNU/Linux: superior tools .|

RE: remote copying

This was on a tech site but I have never used it: Robin Hurd 16 Dec 2002, Rating 3.83 (out of 5) This tip will allow you to copy directory trees without worrying about ownerships, permissions, etc. (Note: This command is good for Unixes without a recursive copy command) The FIND command

Re: remote copying

In a message dated: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:14:39 EST "Peter Finlay" said: >This was on a tech site but I have never used it: Everything contained in your post is technically valid, and perfectly usable. However, as previously mentioned, rsync is a lot better, especially if you need to copy the d

Re: remote copying

We have done this many times as servers get replaced . I use the excellent tool rsync. We've actually got such a migration in progress now. I'm moving a server with somewhere arounf 700GB from a SUN/EMC combo to a linux nfs server. Using rsync(s) I can copy all data in about 30hours and keep the n