Either solution should work fine. Your dry run results should be the same.
-v and -i are only output modifying options they don't actually change the way that rsync works. The extra string there is explained in the --itemize-changes section of the man page but that particular one means that the times tamp on the directory is different. On 02/23/2017 01:07 PM, David Epstein wrote: > This is looking good and very helpful to an rsync novice. I will try the > modification > > rsync --dry-run -avi --delete --filter 'protect /*’ --filter ‘protect /.*’ > SOURCE/ TARGET/ > > and see what it produces. I do have a number of directories and files > beginning with a dot in TARGET and these need to be protected. > Unfortunately, the output from —dry-run is still likely to be sufficiently > extensive that looking over it won’t be a completely certain test. > > I therefore ask > "Does the above modification seem right to the experts?” > > Two supplementary points, if I may. Do you advise -ai or -avi? And why do you > prefer one over the other? > I don’t understand the line of rsync output that reads > > .d..t...... ./ > > David > >> On 23 Feb 2017, at 17:02, <francis.montag...@inria.fr> >> <francis.montag...@inria.fr> wrote: >> >> >> Hi. >> >> On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:07:16 -0500 Kevin Korb wrote: >> >>> I hate to say it because it goes against my normal advice but this is >>> one instance where using a * in the source parameter would help... >> >> I totally agree. >> >> I thing that using a protect filter achieves this goal (without using >> a * thus). >> >> Example: >> >> mkdir SOURCE/{a,b,c} >> mkdir TARGET/d >> >> ## FAIL: delete d >> rsync --dry-run -ai --delete SOURCE/ TARGET/ >> *deleting d/ >> .d..t...... ./ >> cd+++++++++ a/ >> cd+++++++++ b/ >> cd+++++++++ c/ >> >> ## OK: for this trivial test >> rsync --dry-run -ai --delete --filter 'protect /*' SOURCE/ TARGET/ >> .d..t...... ./ >> cd+++++++++ a/ >> cd+++++++++ b/ >> cd+++++++++ c/ >> >> You may need to read carefully the FILTER RULES section of the rsync >> manual. I didn't count the number of time I read it :-) >> >> --- >> Francis -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., 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. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,
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