Try using just --delete instead of --delete-before Sent from my iPhone
> On May 9, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > well, I just ran it with the trailing slash and it gave me the same output as > before except it happened immediately. The USB drive wasn't accessd for five > minutes. > >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:04 PM, Bob Elzer <[email protected]> wrote: >> My syncs look like this >> >> Rsync -rauh --delete /frompath/fromdir /topath/todir >> >> This copies the fromdir into the todir directory and copies all files and >> directories below fromdir >> >> -r recursive >> -a archive - which is synonymous to -rlptgoD >> -u update :don't over write newer files >> -W copy whole files (don't do delta) >> -h human readable numbers >> >> This backs up my stuff to an external drive, thus I don't need to do a delta >> or compression because it is all local >> --delete Any files that were removed from the source will be removed from >> the destination >> >> If I were copying across a network, I add -z and remove -W >> Which will compress the transfer and only send changes when possible. >> >> Normally I use --quiet and change it to --verbose or --progress when I want >> to monitor it >> >>> On May 9, 2016 4:05 PM, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> When I run rsync one file (a directory) will not sync and the files in that >>> file. I was wondering why. I thought that maybe if the file was in there >>> to start that would fix it and it does so if only temporarily. Upon the >>> next run of rsync the directory in question is deleted. >>> the command that is run: >>> $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents >>> /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk >>> >>> >>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAfv-aLaQR6HWUx8M-aZF4QL8oAsi6SH2Xg01vKpTPI/edit?usp=sharing >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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