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Date:      Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:02:50 +0200
From:      Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: scp+find, a little help please
Message-ID:  <3F1425AA.1080506@intersonic.se>
In-Reply-To: <6445542$10582835003f141fecbae881.58177731@config4.schlund.de>
References:  <6445542$10582835003f141fecbae881.58177731@config4.schlund.de>

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> Erm, newer than *what*? find needs a file as a comparison parameter to
> detetermine whether another file is newer than it or not. I assume you
> mean you want to copy only files from host1 to host2 which exist on both
> machines, with host1 potentially holding newer versions that should get
> synchronized to host2. 
> 
> Before you break your neck with (absolutely well possible) scripting
> solutions, I suggest you have a look at rsync, which uses SSH for
> transport by default now as well.
> Or maybe check out rdiff-backup, of which a port has just been submitted
> (AFAIK) if a backup is what you're after:
> 

Last time I looked at rsync it did not create new directories, perhaps 
that changed? Or maybe I'm completely wrong... I'll have a look at rdiff 
then.

But as you say, it should be perfectly possible with scp too -

Thanks,



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