On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:09:11 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote:
> Whether -u update will do incremental copying for those files having
> been updated
That's not what -u does, rsync does incremental copying by default, read
the man page.
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Hi Valerio,
> Try to add --delete.
Could you please provide more detail? TIA
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> On 8/28/06, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Neil,
> >
> > > In the rsync man page.
> > >
> > > rsync -ax ~/ /mnt/extdisk/myhome/
> > >
> > > should do it.
> >
> > On which file of cron shall I
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:26:09 +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > If you want to synchronize (i.e. update
> > to the latest version, no matter where it is), try unison.
>
> Whether you suggested;
> Unison
> File Synchronizer
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
Yes. One of the more underestimate
Try to add --delete.
Valerio Daelli
On 8/28/06, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Neil,
> In the rsync man page.
>
> rsync -ax ~/ /mnt/extdisk/myhome/
>
> should do it.
On which file of cron shall I add following line to rsync
/mnt/extdisk/myhome/ quarterly?
0,15,30,45 * * * * rsync
Hi Neil,
> In the rsync man page.
>
> rsync -ax ~/ /mnt/extdisk/myhome/
>
> should do it.
On which file of cron shall I add following line to rsync
/mnt/extdisk/myhome/ quarterly?
0,15,30,45 * * * * rsync -ax ~/ /mnt/extdisk/myhome/
Whether -u update will do incremental copying for those fil
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:26:57 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote:
> Where can I find similar syncing and cron script examples? TIA
In the rsync man page.
rsync -ax ~/ /mnt/extdisk/myhome/
should do it.
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Hi Roger,
Tks for your advice.
> If you want to synchronize (i.e.
> update
> to the latest version, no matter where it is), try unison.
Whether you suggested;
Unison
File Synchronizer
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
I'm trying to find out whether real time synchronization is possible
Hi Rumen,
Tks for your advice.
> Not very sure that's what you want, but check: sys-cluster/drbd.
> Description: mirror/replicate block-devices across a
> network-connection (requires a network connection though).
sync+cron can do the job, incremental-copying files from /home/user on
to
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:26:57 +0800 (CST)
Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> > Shutdown involves unmounting the drive, and I recommended syncing
> > before unmounting.
>
> The USB enclosure will be automatically mounted/umounted.
>
> Whether on the script includes syncing once
Hi Neil,
> Shutdown involves unmounting the drive, and I recommended syncing
> before unmounting.
The USB enclosure will be automatically mounted/umounted.
Whether on the script includes syncing once before poweroff/reboot
starts.
Where can I find similar syncing and cron script examples? TIA
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:14:25 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote:
> > but I still don't
> > see
> > why you need real-time mirroring. A script to sync the drive before
> > unmounting would give you an accurate mirror. A cron script to check
> > if
> > the drive is mounted and sync it every hour would c
Hi Neil,
> but I still don't
> see
> why you need real-time mirroring. A script to sync the drive before
> unmounting would give you an accurate mirror. A cron script to check
> if
> the drive is mounted and sync it every hour would cut down on the
> amount
> of data to sync when unmounting.
If r
On Sunday 27 August 2006 13:39, Stephen Liu wrote:
> The PCs, a workstation only, are not connected to network. Neither
> I'll run 2/3 PCs simultaneously.
Ok, I didn't have this info.
> Previously I did it in this way making use of an addtional network
> card connecting 2 PCs. Later I ceased u
Hi Etaoin,
Tks for your advice.
> If you have networking, why not set up a network share of some kind
> (nfs,
> smb, or even ssh via shfs) and mount it (under the same path) from
> each
> computer you work on? This avoid having to replicate data and, with
> decent network speed, is nearly as f
On Sunday 27 August 2006 12:20, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Mounted inside the USB enclosure is a HD. I'll use old HD for this
> purpose. Frequently I work on at least 2 PCs running different Linux
> OS. With such a device, USB enclosure, it'll ease my work on
> consolidating the working data on 2 PCs
Hi Neil,
> Do you really need such frequent syncing? Bear in mind the limited
> write
> lifespan of flash memory, if you have a file in your home directory
> that
> is frequently updated, you could wear out the memory in a short time.
> what's wrong with using a script that syncs your hard disk wi
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:55:17 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote:
> > setup cron to just sync the two directories (/home/blah with
> > /mnt/disk/blah) over and over?
>
> Such an arrangement will only sync /home/user on
> /mnt/usb_enclosure/user at fixed time, periodically, not instaneously
> whenev
Hi Bryan,
Tks for your advice.
> Why not just use rsync?
>
> setup cron to just sync the two directories (/home/blah with
> /mnt/disk/blah) over and over?
Such an arrangement will only sync /home/user on
/mnt/usb_enclosure/user at fixed time, periodically, not instaneously
whenever there is a
Hi Robert,
Tks for your advice.
> What about a perl script that just copies all files in /home/user to
> the
> device once it is plugged in?
I'm not a programmer nor very acknowledgeable on perl. Could you
please shed me some guide how to start. What I need is on saving a new
file or edited f
Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:49:23 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote:
I'm searching a tool/method whenever I save a file on /home/user a
duplicate copy will be saved automatically on
/mnt/point/of/usb_enclosure/home/user simultaneously, similar to
replication/mirroring. Thus the U
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:49:23 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote:
> I'm searching a tool/method whenever I save a file on /home/user a
> duplicate copy will be saved automatically on
> /mnt/point/of/usb_enclosure/home/user simultaneously, similar to
> replication/mirroring. Thus the USB enclosure can
On 8/25/06, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm prepared using an USB enclosure for data stroage.
I'm searching a tool/method whenever I save a file on /home/user a
duplicate copy will be saved automatically on
/mnt/point/of/usb_enclosure/home/user simultaneously, similar to
re
Hi folks,
I'm prepared using an USB enclosure for data stroage.
I'm searching a tool/method whenever I save a file on /home/user a
duplicate copy will be saved automatically on
/mnt/point/of/usb_enclosure/home/user simultaneously, similar to
replication/mirroring. Thus the USB enclosure can be
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