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[Dave Howorth <dhoworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George OLson wrote:
> Another question - can you give me an example of what your rsync lines
> look like? If I were to go the same route as you (which I haven't fully
> decided yet), what options would I use to rsync my root directory over
> to the backup drive? I am thinking that
> rsync -avr --delete / backupdrive(meaning the proper thing here)

I use

/usr/bin/rsync -aHx --delete --stats --numeric-ids --exclude=tmp
--exclude=Cache --exclude=.gvfs --delete-excluded  /  /backup/hostname/root

It seems to work but I've no idea if it is optimal.

Cheers, Dave
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