> > > I don't believe there is any better way than the two you have suggested: > run and delete if there were no changes, or check first with -n. Note > that with the first approach, you don't need a separate diff command; > you can just use -i and check whether the itemize output is nonempty. > > Matt > > I see, something like this to remove an equivalent backup after rsync completes:
rsync -ai --link-dest=../backup.previous/ source/ backup.next/ | grep -qv '^cd+++++++++' || rm -r backup.next/ Similar to reading --stats to clean up or run again without -n. Likewise it will miss empty directory changes (created or removed), but that's really not a problem for me. Thanks for taking the time to consider it and the suggestions. ~ Daniel
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