> On UNIX, I am executing an rsync command, from within a script. The command > goes something like this: > > /usr/bin/rsync --verbose --progress --stats --compress --recursive --times > --perms --links --safe-links source_dir/ > user@target_machine:/parent_path/source_dir > > In other words, I am replicating source_dir on a remote machine. It ends up > next to a lot of sibling, directories, like this: > > On target_machine > > /parent_path/source_dir > /parent_path/source_dir2 > .... > /parrent_path/source_dirn > > Here's my issue. I'd like to use the --delete option in the command above. > However, I wake up in a cold sweat worrying about supplying the empty > string for source_dir, and thus removing souce_dir, and all it's siblings on > target_machine. > > Now I realize, I can just be extra careful that the variable pointing to > source_string is never empty, but I would like to have other fail safe > mechanisms in place. > > I hope I have been sufficiently specific to elicit some suggestions. I guess > I am looking for the software equivalent of lots of padlocks on the apartment > door.
You may wish to consider the use of the -n option. The --dry-run option performs a trial run with no changes made. Using this option will allow you to check what will happen prior to actually moving ahead. Just a possibility? --------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution. http://www.lbackup.org -- 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
