Re: Question/comment about -n (dry run) flag of rsync
No problem On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 18:05 raf via rsync wrote: > raf via rsync wrote: > > > T. Shandelman via rsync wrote: > > > > > Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. > > > > > > But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy. > > > > > > Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same > output > > > as without that flag. > > > > > > I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and > > > hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not > actually > > > happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. > That's > > > why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run > in > > > dry-run mode. > > > > > > It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a > > > warning at the very, very end, something like: > > > > > > *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * > > > *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* > > > > > > Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? > > > > > > But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It > should be > > > a very, very easy fix. > > > > > > Todd S. > > > Austin, Texas, USA > > > > Bear in mind that it shouldn't happen by default as > > that could break scripts that parse rsync's output. You > > should need to request this behaviour in the config > > file somehow. > > Oops. Please ignore that. > > > -- > 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 > -- 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: Question/comment about -n (dry run) flag of rsync
raf via rsync wrote: > T. Shandelman via rsync wrote: > > > Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. > > > > But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy. > > > > Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same output > > as without that flag. > > > > I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and > > hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not actually > > happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. That's > > why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run in > > dry-run mode. > > > > It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a > > warning at the very, very end, something like: > > > > *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * > > *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* > > > > Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? > > > > But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It should be > > a very, very easy fix. > > > > Todd S. > > Austin, Texas, USA > > Bear in mind that it shouldn't happen by default as > that could break scripts that parse rsync's output. You > should need to request this behaviour in the config > file somehow. Oops. Please ignore that. -- 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: Question/comment about -n (dry run) flag of rsync
T. Shandelman via rsync wrote: > Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. > > But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy. > > Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same output > as without that flag. > > I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and > hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not actually > happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. That's > why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run in > dry-run mode. > > It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a > warning at the very, very end, something like: > > *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * > *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* > > Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? > > But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It should be > a very, very easy fix. > > Todd S. > Austin, Texas, USA Bear in mind that it shouldn't happen by default as that could break scripts that parse rsync's output. You should need to request this behaviour in the config file somehow. cheers, raf -- 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: Question/comment about -n (dry run) flag of rsync
If you used -v then the very last line rsync outputs is: total size is ### speedup is ### (DRY RUN) -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., Kevin Korb Phone:(407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Floridak...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: https://sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, T. Shandelman via rsync wrote: Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:26:41 -0500 From: T. Shandelman via rsync To: rsync@lists.samba.org Subject: Question/comment about -n (dry run) flag of rsync Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy. Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same output as without that flag. I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not actually happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. That's why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run in dry-run mode. It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a warning at the very, very end, something like: *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It should be a very, very easy fix. Todd S. Austin, Texas, USA -- 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
Question/comment about -n (dry run) flag of rsync
Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy. Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same output as without that flag. I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not actually happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. That's why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run in dry-run mode. It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a warning at the very, very end, something like: *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It should be a very, very easy fix. Todd S. Austin, Texas, USA -- 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
