rsync alternative? (too many files)

[Michael Paoli]

> From: "Tony Godshall" <tony at godshall.org>
> Subject: rsync alternative? (too many files)
> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:32:29 -0800

> Anyone know of an rsync alternative or workaround for huge
> batches of files?  In particular I'm looking for the ability to do
> the hardlink-a-tree-then-rsync way of making copies of a
> complete filesystem without duplicating files and without
> rsync crashing on me when the number of files to be transferred
> gets too big.

I think I rather know quite the excellent backup software for that:
http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2010q2/007670.html
Unfortunately I don't think it's been (fully?) written yet.