dd is what you want to use for exact mirroring
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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How would you do the rsync commands being posted in the comments with dd? Doesn’t dd operate on the raw data level, complicating things? Whereas rsync-ing two directories is straight forward
Now there's a command I haven't seen in years, not since college.
Really? It’s used/suggested here all the time. And I’m a windows guy.
ctrl+C ctrl+V
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Use robocopy, comes with windows. Mirror command is what you’re looking for.
They're using Linux...
Hmm. I should try that stuff out on the integrated Linux thing windows has… never have for backups for cloning.
rsync works just fine in WSL2/Ubuntu.