Re: [Hampshire] Differential copying

Rob Malpass wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Is there a way to copy files from a to b such that they're only copied
> if they don't already exist on b?
>
> Ideally I need the answer for:
> a) XP explorer or DOS (initially)
> b) Gnome
> c) bash (as a last resort... There was a time I was very much into shell
> programming, but I've not the time or patience nowadays).
>
> Essentially, I'm transferring some stuff to my mp3 player and I want to
> keep a backup on a Linux box but at present it's held on an XP box. I
> don't want to be doing a full backup each time for a handful of files -
> and I don't want to use backup software because it'll insist on trying
> to compress mp3s - wasting time and battery life.

rdiff-backup ends up making a mirror copy, but keeps the change
increments also.
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alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391