Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:03:56 -0400 From: Jon Radel <jon@radel.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Subject: Re: how do i scp .dotfiles?? Message-ID: <4C77FE0C.9050004@radel.com> In-Reply-To: <20100827175141.GB96341@thought.org> References: <20100827170737.GA96063@thought.org> <4C77F3AC.8020908@gmail.com> <20100827102501.79222db6@eggman> <20100827175141.GB96341@thought.org>
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This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms010708030307020209020700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 8/27/10 1:51 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > i've already done 98 or so straight scp copies. the thing is how > to use rsync over to an empty ethic? [[ empty =3D=3D "there are no \ > dot files not .directories"] i want EVERYTHING from this desktop, > tao, temp on ethic. > > thanks > > =20 An alternative I use sometimes when there is ample disk space on the=20 source machine is to create a big tar file of everything in the user's=20 home directory, scp the tar file, and then extract into the new home=20 directory on the destination machine. Personally I find that slightly=20 easier to keep track of. There are many ways to skin this cat.... --=20 --Jon Radel jon@radel.com --------------ms010708030307020209020700--
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