[PLUG] rsync

Jason Van Cleve jason at vancleve.com
Fri Nov 7 15:18:01 UTC 2003


Thus spoke Rich Shepard, on Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:29:27 -0800 (PST):

>   Is the man page the only (or best) resource for learning the
>   intricacies
> of this tool, or is there a more comprehensive document I should read
> first? I do know that for many tools, the man page is a great resource
> for syntax and reminders of specifics when you know what you seek but
> it's a poor resource for learning.

I've done full-system backups with rsync, and I just used the man page.  It's really not that complicated.  Just a smart copy program, essentially.

For what it's worth,

--Jason V. C.




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