-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 William Case wrote: > Hi; I have just discovered to my chagrin that my rsync backup script > has not being updating my dot files (/.foo). > > My script is 'rsync -auH --del > --filter=-_/home/bill/.dbus /home/bill/ /backup/bill/'. > > What should it be? > > Regards Bill > this is one [shortest] of many rsync scripts that has been working along with rest over several years. #!/bin/sh ### fn= rs.hda1 ## use= run rsync backup of hda6 to hda1 echo "syncing hda6 to hda1" rsync -a -u -v /hd/a/06/ /hd/a/01/ > /hd/a/00-rs.syoa.`date +%Y.%m%d.%H%M.%S` i am curious as to your '--filter=' as you are showing '-_' before filter path, and you are directing source to destination of *same name*. this in it self can cause you problems as they are same, therefore they are already synced. you should try a different destination. hth. good luck. - -- tc,hago. g . without fences, who needs gates. - --. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mandriva - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIHodHQCGYa6nWX2MRAqUwAJ93FtK+F6iwWTxuX1zta+gfHYoFZgCcCrnv 8bf0g8xPLdDFuRVMV4fGtn0= =9KW9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list