From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from magic.merlins.org ([209.81.13.136]:43500 "EHLO mail1.merlins.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750874Ab3L1SVr (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Dec 2013 13:21:47 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 10:20:23 -0800 From: Marc MERLIN To: Hugo Mills , linux-btrfs Subject: Re: Is anyone using btrfs send/receive for backups instead of rsync? Message-ID: <20131228182023.GG19863@merlins.org> References: <20131228171943.GE19863@merlins.org> <20131228173730.GA7234@carfax.org.uk> <20131228180758.GF19863@merlins.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20131228180758.GF19863@merlins.org> Sender: linux-btrfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:07:58AM -0800, Marc MERLIN wrote: > For instance, if I use an existing rsync destination to start syncing > btrfs snapshots to after that, and one file operation can't be applied > because let's say the destination file it's supposed to be applied to, > isn't there? I should have written more: I'm guessing what happens is that the btrfs receive fails/aborts, I get an error, I then run a manual rsync to reset everything to a good known state, and then continue the btrfs send/receive after that? Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | PGP 1024R/763BE901