lnthai2002@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thomas E Dukes wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am getting a new computer and am going to need to move the files
> from the
> > old to the new. What is the best way to do this?
> >
> > Should I install CentOS from scratch on the new computer then move the
> > directories I need? How do I maintain permissions if this is the
> best way?
> >
> If you have the luxury of having both machines online at the same
> time, why not just use the easy way out and use rsync? Or as someone
> else suggested, you could physically attach the new drive to the old
> computer and copy the data to to it with any number of tools
> (tar/dump/cp/etc....).
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> Wow, i never heard about rsync. What's that?
http://www.samba.org/rsync/
