[mythtv-users] Multiple directories

Stef Coene stef.coene at docum.org
Tue Nov 20 14:12:39 UTC 2007


On Tuesday 20 November 2007, Mike Perkins wrote:
> Personally, I'd do a copy, check the copy is OK, then delete the original.
> I've been bit before doing a mv when something's died...
I use rsync to copy data between 2 places.  Even on the same server.
Rsync preserves ownership, creation dates, hard/soft links, ... and you can 
restart the copy if it is interrupted:

rsync -auHv <source> <target>
(always put a / on the end of sbdirectories !!!)

Also greate for backups.


Stef


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