At 22:02 28.01.2013 +0000, Stewart Jeacocke wrote: >Hi, > >I'm trying to copy some directories with rsync and would like to >delete files from the destination if they no longer exist in the >source. > >I'm using the following command: > >rsync -v --archive --hard-links --delete --force >--filter=':/.rsync-filter' /opt/ /mnt/backup/opt/ > >/opt does not contain any files >the destination contains one file > >stewart@attobeast:/etc$ ls /mnt/backup/opt/ >test-file > >after running the rsync command I would expect test-file to have been >deleted but it isn't. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious in the >man page that explains this behaviour but I can't figure it out. Can >anyone enlighten me?
I'd say you have to give the parent folder as source to detect missing files: rsync ... /opt /mnt/backup/ Note the missing backslash of /opt. bye Fabi -- 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
