On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 08:54:57PM -0700, Peter Sturdza wrote: > Hmm. But the symlink is older. I would expect the symlink to > overwrite an older file, but not a newer one, which it does.
If it was an "older" directory, would you expect it to also not replace a newer file? Rsync doesn't work that way, though I can see how someone might want it to. I will consider such a change for the future, but I'll have to spend time contemplating the repercussions. Anyone else want to weigh-in on how they expect -u to work? > It isn't unreasonable to then assume that if one of them needs a > slight modification, one would replace the symlink with a regular file > and make that modification. Now, if you use rsync to synchronize your > desktop and laptop, say, then the modification is destroyed. You might want to check into unison. It is designed to handle a situation where changes are being made on both ends of the transfer. ..wayne.. -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
