-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This is correct. Rsync isn't actually deleting anything therefore it has nothing to report. It just isn't making a new link.
If you really want to see deletes you can revert to the old method that was used before --link-dest where you cp -al the old backup to the new backup then rsync with --delete but not --link-dest on top of the tree full of links. The end result will be the same as - --link-dest with the verbosity you are asking for though it will take longer. On 01/08/13 06:53, Maik Meier wrote: > > But I thought rsync tells me all modifications from "source" to > "backup_new". I just want to write this information into a > log-file. I know that the file, that is deleted in "source" is not > deleted physically after rsyncing, because it still exists in > backup_old. But the interesting information to me would be: what > has changed from "source" to "backup_new"? It seems that rsync does > not output this information. Is the only solution to write a own > script which compares "source" and "backup_old" to determine the > deleted files before rsyncing? I am wondering about this. > > > > > > ------- Original Message from Matthias Schniedermeyer ------- >> On 08.01.2013 12:23, Maik Meier wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I want to use rsync to make daily backups using hard-links in >>> this way: >>> >>> rsync -av --delete --link-dest=../backup_old ./source/. >>> ./backup_new >>> >>> Does someone know if this a bug, or ist this intended to be or >>> am I wrong somethere? >> I would think it is intented. >> >> Technically you don't have anything to delete as you are creating >> something new and a "deleted" file just means that you don't >> have to link or copy it. >> >> >> >> > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDsD9EACgkQVKC1jlbQAQdy6wCgwUr+y9G68G8/FU0iGvd/uqeq hH0AoJ0KHFVkPu3MUUuJJ+VxgL0x8XMM =tXRk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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