[CentOS] rsync - why not copying all files?

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 04/14/2013 10:28 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> Am 14.04.2013 16:17, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
>> I am doing a new setup, got most of the files in place from other places
>> and then ran my rsync backup from the command line before putting it in
>> crontab.  Here is the rsync:
>>
>> rsync -ah --stats --delete /home/ /mnt/sdc1/backups/homebase/home
>>
>> Why would files transferred be less than the number of files?  For
>> example, is there some option I need to move hidden files?  I do not
>> believe there are any symlinks under /home
> because there may be links and special files in userhomes?

thanks Harald.

>
> "--force --delete-after --devices --specials --sparse -tPrlHpogEAX"
> are the params to go if you REALLY want to sync folders 1:1 and i
> am using this since many years for any backup/sync job local as
> also over networks
>
> # -z compress
> # -t timestamps
> # -P progress
> # -r recursive
> # -l links
> # -H hard-links
> # -p permissions
> # -o owner
> # -g group
> # -E executability
> # -A acls
> # -X xtended attributes
>