On Saturday 29 May 2010 10:30:54 Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Saturday 29 May 2010 11:01:39 Mick wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I run:
> >
> >  rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir /media/sdf1
> >
> > to back up a directory from a PC to a USB stick.  However, from a cursory
> > look this *seems* to copy the complete directory (every time I run it)
> > and overwrites the USB stick.  Carrying on like this it will life-expire
> > the USB stick in no time, plus it takes ages to complete as it copies
> > over every single file again and again.
> >
> > Is there a cleverer option I can add to rsync so that it only copies new
> > files, overwrites older versions of the same and only deletes any files
> > or directories that have been deleted from the source directory?
> 
> Arg, typo in previous post. I meant what filesystem is on the USB stick?

FAT32

Disk /dev/sdb: 8019 MB, 8019509248 bytes
20 heads, 16 sectors/track, 48947 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 320 * 512 = 163840 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1       48948     7831512    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
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Regards,
Mick