Using the link-dest option would be one way to solve this. If you are seeking a backup system which uses hard links (link-dest), then you may wish to take a look at LBackup <http://www.lbackup.org>
Hope this helps. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution http://www.lbackup.org On 18/11/2015, at 11:46 PM, Adam Błaszczykowski <adam.blaszczykow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > We have strange issue with rsync and backup-dir option. In case of having > empty directories and deleting them, those directories are not backed up in > backup-dir directory. Directories are backed up only if contains files. > > Scenario: > # mkdir -p source/b > # rsync -a --backup --backup-dir=../backup source/ destination/ > # rm -rf source/b > # rsync -a --backup --backup-dir=../backup source/ destination/ > # ls -la backup > > Backup-dir is empty. I expected to have ‘b’ directory inside. > How can we force rsync to backup empty directories to backup-dir in case of > deletion? > > > Best Regards > Adam Blaszczykowski > -- > 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 -- 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
