[ale] Best way to copy files from drive to drive

[bluejay at speedfactory.net (Jim Seymour)]

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 02:01:30PM -0500, Bjorn Dittmer-Roche wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Jim Seymour wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > 	What is the most accurate way to copy files from one drive to
> > another?  I have about 2 gig of files I need to copy and need to be sure
> > they are transferred without corruption.  Maybe something that compares
> > MD5 or crc32 values while copying.  Ideas?
> >
> >
> 
> I recommend rsync. it does checks like that and is your best option if
> something goes wrong while your doing it.
> 
Thanks Bjorn,

	I had a feeling rsync was going to be the best option.  I've 
never used it before so this is going to be another new one for me.

Later,
Jim Seymour