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How to use 'cp' as a simple but reliable backup tool
For the Mac OS X bundled rsync 2.6.9 you can use the following line to achieve the same, but with the extra speed of delta copy. I've included the long options to make the commands easier to comprehend.
If you have rsync 3 from mlbackup installed you can use a slight variation which is required for the much superior version of rsync included there.
This will also preserve ACLs and all extended attributes, forks etc.
You can also use mlbackup to achieve the same by creating a simple 7 line (max.) config file and have delta copies, backup rotation, growl and email notifications. mlbackup was also featured in another hint and is available for free, licensed under GPL. Full and fair disclosure: I am the author of mlbackup and I did write it for a very similar need, namely to backup files from one disk to another.
How to use 'cp' as a simple but reliable backup tool
First, thank you for mlbackup.
How to use 'cp' as a simple but reliable backup tool
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