Re: Being VERY careful while using the --delete option
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Ted Gilchrist egilc...@gmail.com wrote: 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. Your best bet is to error-check your args in your script prior to calling rsync. Compare for dangerous things, like an empty string (or /), etc. ..wayne.. -- 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
Re: Being VERY careful while using the --delete option
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
Being VERY careful while using the --delete option
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. Thanks, Ted Gilchrist -- Speech, not just for humans http://www.google.com/profiles/egilchri about.me/ted.gilchrist -- 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
