On 9/3/07, aaa aaa aaa aaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need > rsync to skip updating the destination file if it is a symlink that > points to a file that is identical to the source file.
Rsync doesn't have an option to do that. If the option existed, it would be called --keep-links. Using the current rsync, here are some things you might try: 1. Exclude the offending symlinks. 2. Rearrange the destination so that only symlinks to directories are used, and pass --keep-dirlinks. 3. Instead of following symlinks in the destination, create reverse symlinks in the source and read through those symlinks using --copy-links. 4. If you care only about rsync not mangling destination symlinks pointing to data *identical* to the source data, "diff -q" the source and destination to get a list of paths at which the contents differ and make rsync process only those paths using --files-from. If you explain more concretely what you were hoping to accomplish by having rsync follow symlinks in the destination, I might be able to suggest a better approach. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
