Hello,
Here's what I'm using to copy files from source to
dest.
rsync -av --backup --backup-dir=02_06_01 --links \
--delete dir /net/home/sam
Consider a file, say A, that is exactly the same on
the source and the dest. We know rsync won't copy it
to the dest.
Case 1:
If A is removed from the source, then it will be
_moved_ to the backup dir. effectively deleting it.
Case 2:
If A has been modified on the dest., then A will be
_moved_ to the backup dir. and the new copy will be
pushed to the dest.
The question: how can I tell whether file A in the
backup directory differs from the source or whether it
should be deleted?
Here's a small table illustrating what I'm looking
for.
Dash (-) means no change to the file.
Source Dest Desired
file file result
----------------------------
- - no push
modif. - push src.modified to dest.
- modif. move dst.modified to backup &
push source
modif. modif. move dst.modified to backup and
push source
delete - remove dest. file
delete modif. move dst.modified to backup
Any suggestions on getting rsync to do this?
Thanks,
Sam
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