-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yep, using a wildcard in the command line lobotomizes rsync's --delete function. Use a trailing / instead.
On 03/02/13 15:52, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: > On 02.03.2013 13:14, Eric Shubert wrote: >> I have a situation that I think might be a bug, but would like >> someone else to have a look at before I create a report. > > ... > >> "$source"/* \ > > As far as i know rsync, this is your error. > > Ignoring the current-directory you rsync a bunch of files. IIRC > rsync doesn't delete files on the commandline, only files missing > in a directory. > > Personally i nearly always sync complete directories. rsync -av > source-dir/ target-dir/ (Notice the slashes at the end) That what > is very easy to understand and works "unsurprising". > > > > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlEyZ1MACgkQVKC1jlbQAQf6OQCgo2pgQ7CxBqjAm7NxVCxC97cJ dJUAn3PpzDaqme0oUCaQmttdtxWZS5i9 =ihzr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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