[NTLUG:Discuss] Elementary problem

[Steve Litt]

On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:02:40 -0700 (PDT), Fred said:
> I am trying to make a copy of my $HOME/.kde4 directory and have not
> had any success so far. I get down into the mail directories and run
> into one called "ham radio" and files like this one: 
> 
> "1161895726.20940.eWnrp:2,S" (Without the quotes, of course)
> 
> Obviously cp -R and rsync both puke when they hit something like
> that.

I wasn't aware that rsync pukes on stuff like that.

Here are a few files on my backup server, which is populated by
rsync:

1348518561.24038_2.mydesk:2,ST
1348523993.15037_2.mydesk:2,ST
1348750343.6393_2.mydesk:2,Sa
1348792012.10645_2.mydesk:2,S

SteveT

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