I use -avczPW for switches. very rarely do I automate a delete and it is always AFTER a full copy. If you put a / in the wrong place you can nuke your whole set of backups. So beware... other than that rsync IS the way to backup. It is so featureful and once you set up your style makes it pretty brainless to use. Rsync get sym links, hard links, and permissions, mod dates, the whole schbang. The wonderful thing too about rsync is if it gets interrupted it doesn't corrupt your whole backup. So when you restart it it adjusts itself for source and destination and then just restarts the backup from the last completed file. gk --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss