Re: rsync 10 times slower in Etch than in Sarge!
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 11:53:10AM -0500, Nelson Castillo wrote:
> > > You may want to add "sync" as the last command in
> > > your backup script do avoid data loss.
> > I looked into `sync' manual but couldn't find out how to use this
> > command. What should I say instead of
> > `rsync -vr --delete Mail News /mnt/sda'?
>
> You use the same rsync command. You execute sync _after_
> the rsync command.
>
Why issue a 'sync' instead of just unmounting and waiting until the
thing stops flashing?
Doug.
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