[buug] Using "cp" to backup/clone
Rick Moen
rick at linuxmafia.com
Mon Jul 31 00:35:37 PDT 2000
begin Zeke Krahlin quotation:
> However, I want to *clone the /home folder, not just copy. it. What I
> mean by "clone" is this: "Copy any new or changed files from the source to
> the destination, and remove any files from destination which no longer
> exist in source. Otherwise, don't copy any files that haven't been
> altered."
Use rsync. http://rsync.samba.org/ Fabulous tool; you'll love it.
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