pascalv@hp:~$ # Backup pictures and photos from my Samsung Galaxy pascalv@hp:~$ backup() { source=$1 ; rsync --relative --force --ignore-errors --delete --backup --backup-dir=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S) --whole-file -a -v --no-perms --chmod=ugo=rwX $source/ ~/Backup ; } ; backup /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp\:host\=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/ sending incremental file list (new) backup_dir is 20180807-211132 /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/ /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/ /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180625_192043.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180625_192209.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180701_194832.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180703 IMG_4180.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180703 IMG_4183.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180703 IMG_4184.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Camera/20180704_114114.jpg /run/user/1000/gvfs/mtp:host=%5Busb%3A001%2C004%5D/Phone/DCIM/Screenshots/ sent 147,393,695 bytes received 781 bytes 11,791,558.08 bytes/sec total size is 147,355,306 speedup is 1.00 pascalv@hp:~$ # Backup my documents in my home folder pascalv@hp:~$ backup() { source=$1 ; rsync --relative --force --ignore-errors --no-perms --chmod=ugo=rwX --delete --backup --backup-dir=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S) --whole-file -a -v $source/ ~/Backup ; } ; backup ~/Documents sending incremental file list (new) backup_dir is 20180807-213949 deleting home/pascalv/Documents/Test1 /home/pascalv/Documents/ /home/pascalv/Documents/Doc1 /home/pascalv/Documents/Doc2 sent 824 bytes received 136 bytes 1,920.00 bytes/sec total size is 143,084,616 speedup is 149,046.48 pascalv@hp:~$ ls ~/Backup/20180807-213949/home/pascalv/Documents Test1 pascalv@hp:~$ # Evacuated file OK
Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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