Re: Fill a disk with more recent files
- In reply to: Chris : "Re: Fill a disk with more recent files"
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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:14:27 UTC
On 4/27/22 17:11, Chris wrote: > On 2022-04-27 00:47, Andrea Venturoli wrote: >> Hello. >> >> Suppose I have a large storage of files and a smaller disk (backup). >> I need to copy as much as I can from source to target and I want the >> most recent files. >> >> Before I start scripting and reinvent the wheel, is there some tool >> already? > If I'm understanding your question and intent correctly. rsync(1) comes > to mind. Hello. Tomasz also suggested rsync, but we both fail to see how to get what I want through it. It does copy as much as it cans, but I'll end up with a random set of files, not the most recent ones. If you can show with what options this can be achieved... bye & Thanks av.