On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 12:53 -0400, N. Yaakov Ziskind wrote: > I'm trying to sync from 3.0.5 to 2.5.5 (SCO, *sigh*) The source > machine errors out b/c the --remove-source-files (or > --remove-sent-files) options don't exist on 2.5.5. > > But, since these option are only acted on by the sending machine (which > is where I'm typing the command line), it would be so nice if the source > machine would NOT pass the option on to the receiver (or at least, not > barf when it doesn't work). Any way to do this?
No, actually --remove-source-files is passed on to the receiver in order to get a confirmation when the receiver finishes with a file, so that the sender can delete the source file. Just hacking the code not to pass the option to the receiver would not work. -- Matt -- 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
