rsync on Mac OS X

[Robert La Ferla]

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>
>I am working on a video project on MacOS X, an OS I have not used much
>before.  The data is stored on an external firewire 200 GB disc.  I
>want to back up this info to my own firewire disc, and have a few
>basic questions.
>
>Does Max OS X come with rsync?  If not, where would I get the
>program.  I want to run a command like this one:
>
>    rsync -auq --exclude "cache/" /sourcedir/ /newuptodatedir
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>Should I use any other sorts of options or --excludes?  Is the way to
>find the /sourcedir path to do ^I?
>
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>

Yes.  OS X includes rsync.  Launch /Applications/Utilities/Terminal and 
do a "man rsync"

Robert