[Cialug] Moving Linux from one disk to another

[kristau]

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:52 AM, David Champion <dchampion at visionary.com> wrote:
> I was with Paul... until he said he hates rsync. The only thing I hate about
> rysnc is most windows admins don't know what it is, so I can't rsync to
> their servers.
>
> -dc

Here are two options that may help win your Windows admins over:
* cwrsync (http://www.itefix.no/i2/node/10650) -- basically, the bare
minimum Cygwin libraries bundled with ssh and rsync to run under
Windows.  This adds direct ssh and rsync support to a Windows box.
* Beyond Compare (http://www.scootersoftware.com/index.php) -- Awesome
utility that replicates much of rsync's functionality in a native
Windows app and gives it lots of GUI goodness.  It is not compatible
with rsync AFAIK, but as of version 3 he now produces a Linux native
version.  I've not used the Linux version yet, but I carry a license
so I intend to check it out soon.  Licensing terms are very reasonable
considering what this utility does, BTW.

This is the closest we've come to a flame war on this list in quite a
while, I think.  And over rsync of all things?!

My $0.02:
* rsync is not a long-haul or low-bandwidth solution.  Shipping X GB
of data across the country is better accomplished "Blues Brothers"
style -- "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas,
half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
Hit it."
* The options available for rsync are as numerous and confusing as ls.
 However, once you find the right combo for what you are doing, you
end up sticking with it.  How many different ways do you use ls
day-to-day compared to the possibilities?  Same thing goes for rsync.
Personally, I use the options '-aPv' for just about everything I do.
(both -a and -P are meta-options encompassing a variety of commonly
used settings)

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