-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You are saying that it does more stuff than that without the -n? That shouldn't happen.
As to your other email, I am BasketCase on #rsync. On 08/01/13 02:35, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > The problem though comes when i remove the n for the dry run and do > an actual run it is copying them to the local host > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> wrote: > > -e "ssh" is the default so you can drop it if you want. > > the rest is pretty much what I said I just spelled them out so > they would be easier to lookup. You can also add a --delete if you > want to see what is missing the dry run prevents it from actually > deleting anything. > > On 08/01/13 02:32, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >> my switches are -ain at this point the problem though is its >> working but copying them to the same host. I need to test >> copying to a remote host > >> rsync -ain -e "ssh" "$LOCALDIR" "$REMOTEDIR" > > >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> wrote: > >> That is only showing new files in a new directory. The rest >> depends on the rest of your command line. For instance if you >> had --ignore-existing you would never see a changed file. For a >> difference list I would probably use --archive --itemize-changes >> --dry-run and probably not much else. > >> On 08/01/13 02:24, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>> this is what im getting currently as a test im running > >>> cd+++++++++ syncDir/ >>>> f+++++++++ syncDir/rsync-3.0.6-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm f+++++++++ >>>> syncDir/vim-common-6.3-1.aix5.1.ppc.rpm f+++++++++ >>>> syncDir/vim-enhanced-6.3-1.aix5.1.ppc.rpm > >>> does this mean that nothing has changed? > > > >>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:22 AM, Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>> wrote: > >>> If you are just looking for a list of what is different then >>> yes. > >>> On 08/01/13 02:21, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>>> so Rsync would be a better solution in this case? > >>>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Kevin Korb >>>> <k...@sanitarium.net > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>>> wrote: > >>>> lsyncd is for real time syncing. Whenever something gets >>>> changed it would spawn an rsync to update the other copy. > >>>> On 08/01/13 02:18, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>>>> At this point im debating if rsync is the right tool. I am >>>>> trying to determine if lsyncd which is based on rsync >>>>> would do the trick. > > >>>>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Kevin Korb >>>>> <k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>> >>>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>> I don't know if conflicting is really the right word but >>>>> it is a list of differences. I wouldn't bother with the >>>>> snapshot unless you are going to process the list and then >>>>> do the real sync. > >>>>> On 08/01/13 02:10, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>>>>> I was thinking of using an lvm snapshot. all i really >>>>>> need is just a list of the conflicting files to be >>>>>> emailed in a report. > > >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Kevin Korb >>>>>> <k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>> >>>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>>> >>>>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>> >>>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>> >>> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> >> <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net> > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>>>>>>> > wrote: > >>>>>> It would tell you what rsync would have done without the >>>>>> --dry-run and why it would have done it. But it can't >>>>>> guarantee that nothing will change between the dry run >>>>>> and the real run. Of course if your source is a >>>>>> snapshotted filesystem that won't matter. > >>>>>> On 08/01/13 01:59, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>>>>>> I am in the process of writing a script on some >>>>>>> testing machines and I am wondering if having it >>>>>>> perform a dry run and itemized the items if it would >>>>>>> provide a list of differences such as file size and >>>>>>> name etc conflicts > >>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina > > > >>>>>> -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid >>>>>> omitting the mailing list. 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