Once upon a time, Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > I'm planning on saying "rsync -auvz" (which is my usual recipe). > If anyone can suggest better options I shall be glad to hear them. For copying the OS, you will also want -HAX to correctly copy hard-linked files, access-control lists, and extended attributes. For disk-to-disk copies, drop -z (don't need to compress). -u shouldn't be needed (since you want an identical system, something newer on the target shouldn't happen, and should probably be replaced if found). If the target has possibly been altered (or files have been deleted from the source), add --delete. I like adding -P (for --partial --progress); it gives more info during sync and won't remove any partially-copied files (not usually an issue for disk-to-disk, but useful for network transfers). So, "rsync -aHAXvP --delete" would be my recommendation. Also, unless you've disabled SELinux, you may need to relabel on the first boot from the copy (not sure if rsync -X will set that correctly or not; haven't checked in a while). -- Chris Adams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxx> -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
