On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 08:27:58PM -0500, Jon Craig wrote:

> > I know that there is something that can get missed by an incremental
> > backup as a result of the way it works, I just don't remember exactly
> > what it is.
> 
> Incrementals catch files based on the timestamp of the last run, not
> changes in individual timestamps on each file.  This means that if you
> unpack an archive as root and it creates files with timestamps prior
> to the last backup those files wont get backed up until the next full
> (when timestamps are ignored).

Only with non-rsync transfers! rsync will compare file lists and
transfer any new files regardless of their timestamp.

Tino.

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