Kay - Many, many thanks! I lost my history file on the server (and with it, the correct syntax for my saving off of some files), but you filled in the missing part: /usr/bin/rsync -av --exclude=".*" -e ssh /home/ /media/usbdisk/ My version of Centos automatically mounts the drive when I turn it on.... Thank you.... Todd Kay Diederichs wrote: > Todd Cary schrieb: >> I see a sda and a sda1. Should I use the sda1? >> >> Todd >> >> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >> > > Todd, > > before you use it, you'll have to mount it - /dev/sda is the disk, > /dev/sda1 is its first partition. Probably you'll have to > mount /media/usbdisk > as a regular user > or > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 > (or similar) as root. > > HTH, > > Kay > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Ariste Software 2200 D Street Ext Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 773-4523