Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy.
Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same output as without that flag. I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not actually happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. That's why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run in dry-run mode. It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a warning at the very, very end, something like: *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It should be a very, very easy fix. Todd S. Austin, Texas, USA
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