robocopy equivalent?

DanF

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Is there a robocopy equivalent in OS X?

I use robocopy in mirror mode to back up 1 usb hd to another in windows. Can easily be set up to run on a scheduled task as well. I'd want something that intelligently mirrors without deleting the whole drive each time.
 
DanF said:
Is there a robocopy equivalent in OS X?

I use robocopy in mirror mode to back up 1 usb hd to another in windows. Can easily be set up to run on a scheduled task as well. I'd want something that intelligently mirrors without deleting the whole drive each time.
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rsync.

If you want a GUI for this capability, then the best (though expensive) option is Carbon Copy Cloner, which utilises rsync along with some other custom stuff.
 
DanF said:
rsync looks perfect.

Is there any preference of launchd vs cron to schedule it?
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Only thing I'm aware of is that cron is deprecated, and that launchd is preferred (launchd is a complete startup solution, combining the functionality of cron, init, rc, among others). Nothing stopping you from using cron though.
 
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