It would help if you gave us an example of what you'd *want* to have happen in different situations, but what about the -b option? This will do nothing with identical files but keep both versions of non-identical ones.
On Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 12:24:16AM +0000, hput via rsync wrote: > I want to merge 3 slightly different directories of mostly images. > > Not just mostly but the vast majority are images files. > > Each directory has about 285 GB of files. > > At first I thought I would just run a straightish rsync from each directory > inturn starting with the biggest which is not much bigger ... maybe > a few MB. > > Like: > > rsync -vvrptgoD --stats /biggest/ /emptydir/ > > rsync -vvrptgoD --stats /next-biggest/ /same-dir/ > > rsync -vvrptgoD --stats /smallest/ /same-dir > > But after some thought I'm guessing that might be wrong headed way to go. > > All three dir have mostly the same stuff in them and in the same > places but a close inspection, given the 285 GB would be pretty much a > non-starter. > > There will be thousands that have matching names maybe newer or older > bigger etc. And maybe some of the same stuff but in slightly different > places. > > How can I make rsync do the work for me? So I don't end up loosing files. > > > > -- > 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
