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   Carlos E.R. to Bit Twister   
   Re: yardstick up my behind   
   24 Nov 22 22:42:18   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2022-11-24 22:31, Bit Twister wrote:   
   > On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:27:19 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> Thanks, interesting details, I saved them out. But like I said   
   >>> I'm still on training wheels and I never know beforehand what   
   >>> dev-name the target disk will be under. I just discovered why   
   >>> the target folder isn't shrinking to the size of the source,   
   >>> because the --delete option is not the same as -d   
   >>   
   >> Doesn't matter.   
   >>   
   >> Just edit the backup script just before running it every time, same as I do.   
   >   
   > Or pass the source/destination as command line arguments and test to make   
   > sure they exists.   
      
   Yes, but I prefer editing because as I don't use it frequently I forget   
   what it does. So I edit, look at my notes, and do whatever needs doing ;-)   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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