ann kok wrote: > Hi Les > > I am trying to use rsync > > 1/ Are both machine to have rsync installed? Yes, and the remote side needs ssh access. > 2/ machine A#rsync -essh machineB:/ . > I try this command but what wrong I am > > rsync -essh root at machineB:/ . > skipping directory /. > client: nothing to do: perhaps you need to specify > some filenames or the --recursive option? > Sorry - the command should really be more like: rsync -essh -av root at machineB:/ . If you specify a directory as the target, you must specify recursive also, but '-a' is a special option that includes many of the other options, including recursion. You probably also want --one-file-system or some --excludes to avoid taking /proc, though. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com