[NBLUG/talk] fear of rsync

[Bob Blick]

I fear rsync. I know everyone says it's the thing to use for backups, but
that's exactly why I fear it. I'm afraid that when I use it to backup an
important directory onto an empty external drive, it will sync in the
wrong direction and make both directories equally empty.

Can this happen if I type things wrong? What else can go wrong? What's the
correct magic spell?

>From paranoia-land,

Bob