Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:10:26 -0400 (EDT) From: "Steve Bertrand" <iaccounts@ibctech.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: rsync(1) and the -l(inks) option Message-ID: <4797.209.167.16.15.1092075026.squirrel@209.167.16.15>
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I am confused as to the -l option with rsync. If I am to not use this option, does this mean that any symlinks will be followed, and the entire directory structure of the location pointed to by the link will be copied? eg... # rsync -acr /home/steve steve@server.com:/home/steve/backup If /home/steve had a symlink: /home/steve/tmp -> /var/tmp would all the contents of /var/tmp be copied to the destination? Now, what would be the best set of options to use if I want to ``clone'' one server onto another server so that everything is exactly the same? Tks, Steve
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