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backing_up_home_using_rsync [2021/03/16 03:26] – created hc9backing_up_home_using_rsync [2021/03/16 18:08] – [Basic rsync backup.] removed lonestar from sdf path peteyboy
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 You will be using rsync on a machine to CONNECT TO SDF. What follows is NOT designed to be run from SDF. On the machine you wish to backup your SDF home directory to, issue the following: You will be using rsync on a machine to CONNECT TO SDF. What follows is NOT designed to be run from SDF. On the machine you wish to backup your SDF home directory to, issue the following:
  
-''rsync -avz -e ssh //username//@sdf.lonestar.org:/path/to/home /local/backup/dir''+''rsync -avz -e ssh //username//@sdf.org:/path/to/home /local/backup/dir''
  
 What does this mean? \\ What does this mean? \\
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   * ''-e'' : specify the shell to be used. This is being used here to rsync over a secure shell connection.   * ''-e'' : specify the shell to be used. This is being used here to rsync over a secure shell connection.
   * //username// : your SDF username.   * //username// : your SDF username.
-  * ''/path/to/home'' [[#caveat01|[1]]] : The path to the directory you wish to backup.+  * ''/path/to/home'' [[#for_example:|[1]]] : The path to the directory you wish to backup.
   * ''/local/backup/dir'' : Where you would like the files to be stored locally.   * ''/local/backup/dir'' : Where you would like the files to be stored locally.
  
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 Most often, the trailing slash when specifying a directory is optional. To rsync, however, the trailing slash has meaning when specifying the source directory. Omitting the trailing slash cause the entire directory structure of the source files to be recreated on the destination machine. Specifying the trailing slash, however, causes the directory structure only to be recreated from the given directory. Most often, the trailing slash when specifying a directory is optional. To rsync, however, the trailing slash has meaning when specifying the source directory. Omitting the trailing slash cause the entire directory structure of the source files to be recreated on the destination machine. Specifying the trailing slash, however, causes the directory structure only to be recreated from the given directory.
  
-For example:+== For example: ==
  
 ''rsync -avz -e ssh username@sdf.lonestar.org:/path/to/home /local/backup/dir'' ''rsync -avz -e ssh username@sdf.lonestar.org:/path/to/home /local/backup/dir''
backing_up_home_using_rsync.txt · Last modified: 2022/11/30 13:27 by n3t