On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:02 PM, GMS S <gmspro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Will this command do the job for backup? > > rsync -vpa / /home/user/backup > > How would I exclude these files below: > > /lost+found > /media > /mnt > if you man rsync , you can see two options for you: --exclude=PATTERN exclude files matching PATTERN --exclude-from=FILE read exclude patterns from FILE > and others which I do not need. > > And what is the compression lever by rsync (using -a option)? > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines