[NTLUG:Discuss] rsync and non-regular files

[Kenneth Loafman]

Ed Leach wrote:
> 
> Thanks Kenneth.
> 
> tune2fs is what I couldn't find.
> 
> Here is the command I'm using:
> 
> rsync -rvpogt --delete /home/ed 192.168.0.108:/home/backup/
> 
> Other than the "non-regular file" notice on a few directories, it's
> working.

The -a option is equivalent to -rlptgoD.  Is is possible that the
non-regular files you're seeing are actually symlinks to directories?
In that case, you'd want to recreate the symlink rather than copying the
entire directory over again.

...Ken