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    cli: directory mirror

    Hi all. I need to maintain a mirror copy (b) of a directory structure (a). The following must take place (assuming the dir structures don't change):


    - copy all new files from a to b (/a/1/01/file --> /b/1/01/file
    - overwrite copy all changed files a to b
    - delete from b files removed from a
    - do this for all files in all subdirectories, but ignore (skip) for directories starting with "xyz"

    any cli guru's out there willing to share some wisdom?

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    Re: cli: directory mirror

    have a look at rsync

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    Re: cli: directory mirror

    Quote Originally Posted by r0b0h0b0 View Post
    Hi all. I need to maintain a mirror copy (b) of a directory structure (a). The following must take place (assuming the dir structures don't change):


    - copy all new files from a to b (/a/1/01/file --> /b/1/01/file
    - overwrite copy all changed files a to b
    - delete from b files removed from a
    - do this for all files in all subdirectories, but ignore (skip) for directories starting with "xyz"

    any cli guru's out there willing to share some wisdom?
    Code:
    rsync -av /home/user/a --delete --exclude 'xyz*' /home/user/b

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    Re: cli: directory mirror

    Yup, that's the one. In fact, man rsync tells me it's quite versatile.

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