-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I don't think so but then I use --link-dest instead of --backup.
On 02/04/2016 05:11 AM, jupiter wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Thank you very much for the response. Actually, I don't think I > need to clean the backup dir defined in --backup-dir=<backup dir>, > when the contents has already been deleted in the destination (no > exist), it will delete from the backup dir as well in next cycle, > correct? > > Regards, > > - j > > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> wrote: > > Obviously you can ssh an rm -rf. Alternatively, if you are in a > restricted environment where you are only allowed to use rsync you > can rsync --delete an empty directory to it. > > On 02/03/2016 08:33 PM, jupiter wrote: >> Hi, > >> I am runing rsync --backup --backup-dir=$BACKUPDIR where the >> BACKUPDIR=$(date +%d) to recycle the $BACKUPDIR in a month. But >> rsync does not clean the $BACKUPDIR before writing to it in >> cycling. > >> I guess you have to clean it manually before the rsync can write >> to it. As my $BACKUPDIR is in remote machine, do you have to run >> ssh to delete it first before calling rsync in a script? Or if >> there is better parameter in rsync to automatically delete the >> old $BACKUPDIR, and create a new one? > >> Thank you. > >> - j > > > > > -- 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 > > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., 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 iEYEARECAAYFAlazev4ACgkQVKC1jlbQAQdrfACdFsdpZ/VEVqwdm5nAKyBdKcYz G7gAnj6c0YgXjfiSwWc2laLiOwA7oFqJ =SD9m -----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
