Hello, I use rsync v3.0.7 with "--delete-during", but it appears to act more
like "--delete-before". I've checked the docs and list archives, but I am
still discovering some of the subtleties of rsync, and I can't see where I'm
going wrong. There's an example of my issue below... can anybody set me
straight? =-)
o We archive a small number of large files, each in its own directory. Both
storage and bandwidth are limited.
o We keep only one edition of each file at any given time. The filenames
change with every revision.
o We want to minimize the number of incomplete files at any point during the
lengthy transfer.
o Given more space, I would simply use "--delete-delay", or keep multiple
file revisions.
It looks like "--delete-during" should operate in-fix, i.e. step into a
directory, delete the old file, pull the new file, and then move on to the next
directory. For my transfers, all deletes seem to take place up front. The
destination directory is emptied at the beginning of the session, which is what
I want to avoid in case the link is severed, and the transfer is interrupted.
Otherwise, rsync works as expected. Both ends use v3.0.7 packages from
sunfreeware.com. The server config is pretty basic, and I see no errors on the
source host. Am I looking at this the right way, or am I missing something
simple? Let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for any
advice. -cheers, CSB
P.S. My workaround is to run a separate rsync session for each subdirectory,
followed by a final run from the top level. That seems to work alright, but
it's rather a kludge. -c
--------------------------------
desthost $ ls -l */*
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 0/file-0
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 1/file-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 2/file-2
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 3/file-3
desthost $ rsync -a --delete-during -i srchost::del-test .
*deleting 0/file-0
*deleting 1/file-1
*deleting 2/file-2
*deleting 3/file-3
.d..t...... 0/
>f+++++++++ 0/file-00
.d..t...... 1/
>f+++++++++ 1/file-11
.d..t...... 2/
>f+++++++++ 2/file-22
.d..t...... 3/
>f+++++++++ 3/file-33
desthost $ ls -l */*
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 0/file-00
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 1/file-11
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 2/file-22
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 1048576 Sep 1 16:32 3/file-33
--------------------------------
srchost $ cat /etc/rsyncd.conf
pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
address = srchost
hosts allow = desthost
log file = /var/log/rsync.log
[del-test]
comment = Try to delete files infix
path = /var/tmp/del-test
--------------------------------
--
Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list.
To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync
Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
