Re: rsync - using a --files-from list to cut out scanning. How to handle deletions? (fwd)B

2013-01-21 Thread Robert Bell
Paul Wayne, Kevin, Teodor and others, Thanks for your contributions in response to my postings. Paul: I was very imprecise if not plain wrong in my description. :-( Thanks for explaining what really happens. "Rsync will not update an existing file in-place unless you use the --inplace option.

Re: rsync - using a --files-from list to cut out scanning. How to handle deletions? (fwd)

2013-01-18 Thread Paul Slootman
On Fri 18 Jan 2013, Robert Bell wrote: > > > >If a file exists in the target directory when using --link-dest rsync > >modifies the link rather than replacing it which means you don't have > >history for files that have been replaced rather than added or deleted. > Thanks for your astute observatio

Re: rsync - using a --files-from list to cut out scanning. How to handle deletions? (fwd)

2013-01-17 Thread Robert Bell
Kevin, Thanks for your response. Some observations are inter-lined below. Rob. Regards Rob. Bell e-mail: robert.b...@csiro.au -- Dr Robert C. Bell, BSc (Hons) PhD Technical Services Manager Advanced Scientific Computing CSIRO IM&T Phone: +61 3 9669 8102 | Mobile: +61 428 108 333