I am copying to a non HFS partition. Should I be worried about files ending with .doc, .pdf, and other similar files? Thanks. > OS X relies on the file extension, so as long as you have .doc, .pdf, etc. > added to the file name, you shouldn't have problems. > > I have not worked with rsyncX, so I am not sure how it transfers the > files, > but I think it is supposed to copy the resource forks too. If you are > copying to a non HFS partition though, that is where they may get lost. > > > Mike > > > On 5/24/04 5:50 PM, "Steve Swantz" <listbox at nwaalpa.org> wrote: > >> Eric Peterson wrote: >> >>> I now want to sync the same files with a Mac OS X workstation, but the >>> whole resource fork problem is getting in the way. Most of the >>> documents >>> are Word documents if that helps. >>> >>> >>> >> I've been using rsyncX (check www.versiontracker.com) to rsync between >> Macs and from some Linux boxes to a Mac. Not sure about putting files >> with a resource fork on a Linux box - maybe rsyncX to an HFS partition >> on a Linux box? >> >> rsyncX will overwrite Apples rsync, so be sure to make a copy first. >> >> Steve >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org >> Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list