rsync - usage, syntax

[PackRat]

greetings -

was looking into using rsync (grsync) to do some backups and have a question about command line syntax -

Can rsync handle multiple source files on the command line? for example -

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rsync file1 file2  /media/usbdrive

if that is doable, what is the proper syntax to list the source files? I didn't see anything in the man page or some online sources (like the Arch Wiki) that specifically call that out. Also, i can't select multiple files, directories with grsync; which leads me to believe it's not possible. But I may just be going about it wrong.

[VastOne]

I think here answers the rsync question and here answers the grsync question

I will confess I am not well and may have misinterpreted your question (nasty nasty nasty flu bug)

[Snap]

Flu... just be patient. As we say around here, Flu takes seven days with medicines or a week without them. You can only alleviate the symthoms with drugs. They don't cure anything, but you feel a bit better and sleepy taking some.

Back OT, thanks for the links. I need to study them. Would like to give a try grsync too. Maybe I replace LuckyBackup in other systems.

[PackRat]

I think here answers the rsync question and here answers the grsync question

I will confess I am not well and may have misinterpreted your question (nasty nasty nasty flu bug)

thanks, something like that is what I'm looking to do.

edit - also found the option so that rsync will follow symbolic links which will be helpful as well.

[VastOne]

grsync is an awesome tool, it really just puts a gui face on rsync

For ultimate backup and the purest form of disaster recovery, there is nothing that comes close to what fsarchiver does

I spent a career in disaster recovery services and dreamed of having a tool as effective as fsarchiver...

Tis why both grsync and fsarchiver are a part of VSIDO

[Snap]

Thanks, Will explore them both. I'm not specially happy with the tools I've been using so far.

[PackRat]

@vastone - just out of curiosity, have you used rsync to create a backup and then pipe the result to fsarchiver.

Way back with RedHat 7, I had a script that would pipe the results of tar to cdrecord to make backup cd's. Actually pretty handy.

[VastOne]

I have never done that Rat Man, but it should be fairly easy.. or not?

Every search I have looked for using rsync + script + fsarchiver is usually "Before fsarchiver I used rsync"

[PackRat]

As in they switched from rsync to fsarchiver?

No big deal; this is all a learning exercise so I'll mess with both.

[VastOne]

^ Yes...

rsync to me is more of a directory / directory file / file tool (among other things) and can be a great backup tool as well

fsarchiver is the ultimate disaster recovery tool