that is what I was thinking but wasn't sure. I thought maybe some filess that didn't copy weren't printed. Those files aren't exactly critical so I'll leave it as it is. So, if I were to change the USBs filesystem the files would copy? On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Jonathan Lowsley wrote: > "some files/attrs were not transferred" means that not all the files that > you wanted to transfer actually made it. But if you look at the errors, > there are only 3 files that didn't get copied. Assume the rest were copied > fine because it didn't complain. Looking further at the file names and > destination path, perhaps the special characters like question mark and > pipe as well as trailing spaces might not be allowed on a FAT file system > (which I'm just assuming you are using because the destination path looks > like a USB stick). Rename those 3 files and run again. > > Jonathan > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I want to backup ~/Documents with rsync. This is what is happening: I >> entered the following command: >> >> $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/USB\ >> DISK/ >> >> and it ran for like 30 seconds and then spit the following lines out: >> >> rsync: rename "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/.forwardspamto >> .ZJNwHr" -> "Documents/forwardspamto ": Invalid argument (22) >> rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/USB >> DISK/Documents/ComputerInstructions/.ForgotPassword?.qun1gW" failed: >> Invalid argument (22) >> rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/USB >> DISK/Documents/Education/.Screenshot-LFS101x.2 Progress | edX - Google >> Chrome.png.f4zleb" failed: Invalid argument (22) >> rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) >> (code 23) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.0] >> >> Please.... what did it do? Did it back the few files I added or changed >> since my initial run of this command or did it barf all over the place? >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: