2002 13:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
To: g dm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Rsync --delete does not work
> On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, g dm wrote:
> > rsync -a --delete * /data/exp_dir
> > So, what did I do wrong?
>
> You're sending a list of files, not a directory (since '
- Original Message -
From: Wayne Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 13:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
To: g dm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Rsync --delete does not work
> On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, g dm wrote:
> > rsync -a --delete * /data/exp_dir
> &
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, g dm wrote:
> rsync -a --delete * /data/exp_dir
> So, what did I do wrong?
You're sending a list of files, not a directory (since '*' is expanded
by the shell into a list of files). The --delete option only works on
a directory-to-directory transfer, so try using this instea
Try adding -v to your rsync command to get more verbose output, perhaps
giving you an idea why --delete is not working as expected. --delete works
for me, but there are situations where rsync will ignore --delete for safety
(such as if certain errors occur).
Also, remember that "*" is expanded b
