[geeks] rsync type backup for Apple machines?

[Michael-John Turner]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 03:14:52PM -0400, Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> It will not copy any of the Mac specific file metadata, which many  
> applications depend on.

Well, rsync 2.6.3 on OS X 10.5 handles resource forks. From the manpage:
  -E, --extended-attributes
      Apple specific option to copy  extended  attributes,
      resource  forks,  and  ACLs.
      Requires at least Mac OS X 10.4 or suitably patched rsync.

I'm not quite sure how sync'ing from a Mac to a non-Mac handles things
though (not to mention that rsync 3.0 on a non-Mac uses '-E' for something
completely different). 

-mj
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