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Re: rsync - newbie question

From Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: rsync - newbie question
Date 2018-05-12 22:20 +0200
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Yes, rsync has a “-x" option, which does the same thing as for cp: it keeps it from crossing filesystem boundaries.  If you are using rsync to back up whole filesystems, it’s indispensable.

Rick

On May 12, 2018, at 10:50 AM, Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> wrote:

> Some commands have options to stop them looking at other filsytsems (cp
> has -x and find has -xdev) I don't know about rsync (I don't have it
> installed).

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  Re: rsync - newbie question Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-12 18:00 +0200
    Re: rsync - newbie question Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2018-05-12 18:00 +0200
    Re: rsync - newbie question Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-12 19:40 +0200
      Re: rsync - newbie question Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2018-05-12 20:00 +0200
        Re: rsync - newbie question Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-12 21:00 +0200
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    Re: rsync - newbie question Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2018-05-12 19:40 +0200
      Re: rsync - newbie question Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2018-05-12 20:00 +0200
        Re: rsync - newbie question Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-12 21:00 +0200
          Re: rsync - newbie question Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2018-05-12 22:20 +0200
        Re: rsync - newbie question Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-05-12 22:20 +0200
  Re: rsync - newbie question Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen@iki.fi> - 2018-05-12 18:00 +0200

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