On Saturday 16 August 2008 00:45, Tod Detre wrote: > >> AFAIU -x will prevent rsync from touching /proc, /sys and /dev, but you > >> will need the directories themselves to be present on the new root > >> partition, so I think it is better to omit -x *if* the system you want > >> to clone is *not* running. > > > > But wait - doesn't it copy the directories themselves, aka the mount > > points? > > When copying systems with rsync I tend to use --exclude to prevent > /proc, /sys, etc. that way the mount points don't even need to be the > same on the target location. For example system a could have everything > in one / partition where system b has separate /boot, /usr, etc. if you > do the --exclude syntax right it'll even create the base dir and just > exclude everything under it.
Going in that direction, one could use the -F option and put an /.rsync-filter instead of the -x option. > > > Regards, > Tod Detre > > -- > Pantek, Inc. - http://www.pantek.com/ - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1-877-LINUX-FIX - Expert Open Source Technical Support -- Shachar Or | שחר אור http://ox.freeallweb.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
