[NTLUG:Discuss] Backup options for Kubuntu 8.04

[Jay Urish]

Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:00:58AM -0600, Wayne Dahl wrote:
>> I've tried "sudo rsync /home/wayne /media/HD-CEU2/"Guilo Desktop 
>> Backups"/"Wayne Desktop Backups" and it just seems to die immediately 
>> with no output at all.
> 
> The following works for me -- I use it quite frequently to back up to
> an external USB drive:
> 
>     sudo rsync -av $HOME /media/backup/pmichaud
> 
> So perhaps you just want the "-a" option (I use "-v" just so I can
> get a sense of what is happening and when).
> 
> Pm


I use
rsync -vau --stats --delete /dsk1/backup/ /mnt/usb-hd/backup

to backup my internal backup drive to the external usb.