On Wed, 2020-12-09 at 10:44 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
> On 2020-12-09 09:34, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Wed, 2020-12-09 at 09:29 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> > > I have a failed NFS and would like to copy the data from the hard drive.
> > > rsync seems the best way? What is the best set of rsync options to
> > > ensure that I get everything?
> > From 'man rsync':
> >
> > --archive, -a archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X)
> >
> > Optionally add 'v' (verbose) and 'z' (compression) according to taste.
> >
> > poc
> I should have been more specific in asking this. I am concerned with the
> possibility it will not go through directories. in the past I have had
> an empty list of directories. it didn't go through recursively in every
> one and I am not sure what options I used at that time since it was long
> afterward discovered. Just want to get it right without experimenting ...
>
The -a option includes -r (recursive). See the man page I referenced.
You can also do a dry run to check:
--dry-run, -n perform a trial run with no changes made
poc
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