[CentOS] rsync arg list to long
Robert - elists
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Thu Aug 30 15:51:46 UTC 2007
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> I was trying to do "rsync -a root at machine2:/somedirectory ."
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> There are multiple directories under the tree and yes many files.
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> also tried "scp -r root at machine2:/somedirectory ." with the same result of
> too many files.
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> Jerry
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First, back up the files to somewhere else on the same machine just in
case...
Then, consider doing a proper recursive tar or zip that preserves
permissions etc and dust the rest and then do it as only a single file or
thereabouts
- rh
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