Re: rsync backup question
On 20110722_142620, lee wrote:
> "Thomas H. George" <lists@tomgeorge.info> writes:
>
> > I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem
> > [...]
> >
> > My object had been to backup everything before moving from Squeeze to
> > Wheezy
> >
> > Any Suggestions?
>
> There isn't much point in using rsync since you're neither copying to a
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If the copy job fails 3/4 way thru, one can pick up the pieces and
continue using rsync. So even if it is a one time job, it is worth
knowing about rsync and how to use it.
> remote host, nor can you save time by copying only modified files
> because it's the first and probably only copy.
>
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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