On 2008-08-05 18:41, Shachar Or wrote: > On Tuesday 05 August 2008 03:55, Mumia W.. wrote: >> I'm genuinely curious. Why is rsync better than "cp -a"? > > 1. the -x option.
man cp:
-x, --one-file-system
stay on this file system
man rsync
-x, --one-file-system don’t cross filesystem boundaries
> 2. the ability to stop the transfer and resume.
> 3. the -P option.
> 4. the verbosity.
> 5. while using rsync, you are learning a valuable tool.
Fully ACK!
Johannes
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