On Sat, 2007-04-21 at 08:12 -0700, Todd Cary wrote: > I see a sda and a sda1. Should I use the sda1? > > Todd You can't rsync to devices ... you have to mount it first It may already be mounted ... look in /media/ If it is not mounted there then create a directory and mount it ... mkdir /media/some_name mount /dev/sda1 /media/some_name (it is likely mounted when plugged in c4 or c5 though) > > joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de wrote: > > Todd Cary wrote: > >> What is the device name for a USB drive? I want to rsync some files > >> to it and I have completely forgotten the device name! > >> > >> /usr/bin/rsync -av --exclude=".*" -e ssh /home/ /dev/???????/ > > > > Because these are managed as SCSI drives, the names are > > /dev/sda[1...], /dev/sdb[1...],... > >> > >> Many thanks.... > >> > >> Todd Bottom posting is easier to follow :P Thanks, Johnny Hughes -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070424/17f4a459/attachment-0004.sig>