Since you say "mv doesnt' work like that", I assume you're moving directories from one filesystem to another. rsync acts sort of like cp, or the cp part of a mv across filesystem boundaries, in that it goes item by item. Unlike mv and cp, it doesn't write the incoming file to its eventual name until it's successfully present (or at least until the transfer stops with --partial), but if it gets 2 of 8 items copied over and dies, it doesn't undo the transfer. What you really need is a sort of a custom wrapper for rsync, or cp, or mv, or whatever you choose, that does the copy, shadowing anything overwritten to a temporary backup, then, if the transfer succeeds, remove the source files, else, remove everything sent over, and move back the shadowed items. If you're always sending things that don't already exist on the destination, you can leave out the shadowing... your call.
Tim Conway Unix System Administration Contractor - IBM Global Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] I need to move files from one directory to another directory remotely. I can issue an 'mv' command through SSH but I want something that will move all the files that i tell it to move or none, and 'mv' doesnt work like that. Is it possible to use Rsync to do this? I was hoping to invoke rsync from machine A on machine B to machine B. Is this possible ? If you can suggest any other tools or ideas please let me know. -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
