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I am having a hard time figuring out exactly how to run rsync to get it to do what I need it to do. Basically what I need is as follows given a single source folder with multiple sub-directories:
-If files for a given subdirectory are changed in the source folder, sync those changes to the destination (update files and delete files not found in the source folder any longer).
-If a folder is found in the source but not the destination, sync the folder and all of its contents to the destination.
-If a folder is found in the destination but not in the source, do nothing (e.g. don't delete it).
This is what the directory structure would look like:
Source Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 newer.txt
Folder 3
File 3.txt
Destination Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 old.txt (to be replaced with File 2 newer.txt)
(Folder 3 not yet in destination, to be added from source)
Folder X (not in source, to be left untouched)
rsync
edited Oct 27 '14 at 22:20
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I am having a hard time figuring out exactly how to run rsync to get it to do what I need it to do. Basically what I need is as follows given a single source folder with multiple sub-directories:
-If files for a given subdirectory are changed in the source folder, sync those changes to the destination (update files and delete files not found in the source folder any longer).
-If a folder is found in the source but not the destination, sync the folder and all of its contents to the destination.
-If a folder is found in the destination but not in the source, do nothing (e.g. don't delete it).
This is what the directory structure would look like:
Source Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 newer.txt
Folder 3
File 3.txt
Destination Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 old.txt (to be replaced with File 2 newer.txt)
(Folder 3 not yet in destination, to be added from source)
Folder X (not in source, to be left untouched)
rsync
edited Oct 27 '14 at 22:20
Braiam
23.8k2078144
asked Oct 27 '14 at 21:18
Ian KIan K
62
add a comment |
I am having a hard time figuring out exactly how to run rsync to get it to do what I need it to do. Basically what I need is as follows given a single source folder with multiple sub-directories:
-If files for a given subdirectory are changed in the source folder, sync those changes to the destination (update files and delete files not found in the source folder any longer).
-If a folder is found in the source but not the destination, sync the folder and all of its contents to the destination.
-If a folder is found in the destination but not in the source, do nothing (e.g. don't delete it).
This is what the directory structure would look like:
Source Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 newer.txt
Folder 3
File 3.txt
Destination Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 old.txt (to be replaced with File 2 newer.txt)
(Folder 3 not yet in destination, to be added from source)
Folder X (not in source, to be left untouched)
rsync
edited Oct 27 '14 at 22:20
Braiam
23.8k2078144
asked Oct 27 '14 at 21:18
Ian KIan K
62
I am having a hard time figuring out exactly how to run rsync to get it to do what I need it to do. Basically what I need is as follows given a single source folder with multiple sub-directories:
-If files for a given subdirectory are changed in the source folder, sync those changes to the destination (update files and delete files not found in the source folder any longer).
-If a folder is found in the source but not the destination, sync the folder and all of its contents to the destination.
-If a folder is found in the destination but not in the source, do nothing (e.g. don't delete it).
This is what the directory structure would look like:
Source Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 newer.txt
Folder 3
File 3.txt
Destination Folder
Folder 1
File 1 unchanged.txt
Folder 2
File 2 old.txt (to be replaced with File 2 newer.txt)
(Folder 3 not yet in destination, to be added from source)
Folder X (not in source, to be left untouched)
rsync
rsync
edited Oct 27 '14 at 22:20
Braiam
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asked Oct 27 '14 at 21:18
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edited Oct 27 '14 at 22:20
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According to man rsync you can use:
--exclude=PATTERN
Or your list is too large you can use :
--exclude-from=FILE
answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
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This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
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What you describe is the default standard behavior for rsync.
If you wanted a different behavior you would have to use one of the --delete options.
This is a test that proves my point:
$ mkdir tmp1
$ mkdir tmp2
$ mkdir tmp1/1
$ mkdir tmp1/2
$ mkdir tmp2/1
$ mkdir tmp2/X
$ touch tmp1/1/1.txt
$ touch tmp1/2/2.txt
$ rsync -avz tmp1 tmp2
sending incremental file list
tmp1/
tmp1/1/
tmp1/1/1.txt
tmp1/2/
tmp1/2/2.txt
sent 208 bytes received 62 bytes 540.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
$ ls tmp2
1 tmp1 X
You can see that directory X is there, untouched.
If you are using it as a daemon, maybe your rsync is applying options from a config file.
Look at /etc/rsyncd.conf to see if any delete options are set there or at rsyncd.conf at the home directory of the user that is launching the rsync
edited 5 hours ago
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answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
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According to man rsync you can use:
--exclude=PATTERN
Or your list is too large you can use :
--exclude-from=FILE
answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
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This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
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According to man rsync you can use:
--exclude=PATTERN
Or your list is too large you can use :
--exclude-from=FILE
answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
7,07843663
This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
add a comment |
According to man rsync you can use:
--exclude=PATTERN
Or your list is too large you can use :
--exclude-from=FILE
answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
7,07843663
According to man rsync you can use:
--exclude=PATTERN
Or your list is too large you can use :
--exclude-from=FILE
answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
7,07843663
edited Oct 27 '14 at 22:45
answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
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answered Oct 27 '14 at 22:21
PersianGulfPersianGulf
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This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
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This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
This has nothing to do with the question.
– Gilles
Oct 28 '14 at 23:46
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What you describe is the default standard behavior for rsync.
If you wanted a different behavior you would have to use one of the --delete options.
This is a test that proves my point:
$ mkdir tmp1
$ mkdir tmp2
$ mkdir tmp1/1
$ mkdir tmp1/2
$ mkdir tmp2/1
$ mkdir tmp2/X
$ touch tmp1/1/1.txt
$ touch tmp1/2/2.txt
$ rsync -avz tmp1 tmp2
sending incremental file list
tmp1/
tmp1/1/
tmp1/1/1.txt
tmp1/2/
tmp1/2/2.txt
sent 208 bytes received 62 bytes 540.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
$ ls tmp2
1 tmp1 X
You can see that directory X is there, untouched.
If you are using it as a daemon, maybe your rsync is applying options from a config file.
Look at /etc/rsyncd.conf to see if any delete options are set there or at rsyncd.conf at the home directory of the user that is launching the rsync
edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
42.1k1484142
answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
Luis Antolín CanoLuis Antolín Cano
425311
add a comment |
What you describe is the default standard behavior for rsync.
If you wanted a different behavior you would have to use one of the --delete options.
This is a test that proves my point:
$ mkdir tmp1
$ mkdir tmp2
$ mkdir tmp1/1
$ mkdir tmp1/2
$ mkdir tmp2/1
$ mkdir tmp2/X
$ touch tmp1/1/1.txt
$ touch tmp1/2/2.txt
$ rsync -avz tmp1 tmp2
sending incremental file list
tmp1/
tmp1/1/
tmp1/1/1.txt
tmp1/2/
tmp1/2/2.txt
sent 208 bytes received 62 bytes 540.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
$ ls tmp2
1 tmp1 X
You can see that directory X is there, untouched.
If you are using it as a daemon, maybe your rsync is applying options from a config file.
Look at /etc/rsyncd.conf to see if any delete options are set there or at rsyncd.conf at the home directory of the user that is launching the rsync
edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
42.1k1484142
answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
Luis Antolín CanoLuis Antolín Cano
425311
add a comment |
What you describe is the default standard behavior for rsync.
If you wanted a different behavior you would have to use one of the --delete options.
This is a test that proves my point:
$ mkdir tmp1
$ mkdir tmp2
$ mkdir tmp1/1
$ mkdir tmp1/2
$ mkdir tmp2/1
$ mkdir tmp2/X
$ touch tmp1/1/1.txt
$ touch tmp1/2/2.txt
$ rsync -avz tmp1 tmp2
sending incremental file list
tmp1/
tmp1/1/
tmp1/1/1.txt
tmp1/2/
tmp1/2/2.txt
sent 208 bytes received 62 bytes 540.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
$ ls tmp2
1 tmp1 X
You can see that directory X is there, untouched.
If you are using it as a daemon, maybe your rsync is applying options from a config file.
Look at /etc/rsyncd.conf to see if any delete options are set there or at rsyncd.conf at the home directory of the user that is launching the rsync
edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
42.1k1484142
answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
Luis Antolín CanoLuis Antolín Cano
425311
What you describe is the default standard behavior for rsync.
If you wanted a different behavior you would have to use one of the --delete options.
This is a test that proves my point:
$ mkdir tmp1
$ mkdir tmp2
$ mkdir tmp1/1
$ mkdir tmp1/2
$ mkdir tmp2/1
$ mkdir tmp2/X
$ touch tmp1/1/1.txt
$ touch tmp1/2/2.txt
$ rsync -avz tmp1 tmp2
sending incremental file list
tmp1/
tmp1/1/
tmp1/1/1.txt
tmp1/2/
tmp1/2/2.txt
sent 208 bytes received 62 bytes 540.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
$ ls tmp2
1 tmp1 X
You can see that directory X is there, untouched.
If you are using it as a daemon, maybe your rsync is applying options from a config file.
Look at /etc/rsyncd.conf to see if any delete options are set there or at rsyncd.conf at the home directory of the user that is launching the rsync
edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
42.1k1484142
answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
Luis Antolín CanoLuis Antolín Cano
425311
edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
42.1k1484142
edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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edited 5 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
Luis Antolín CanoLuis Antolín Cano
425311
answered Oct 29 '14 at 17:21
Luis Antolín CanoLuis Antolín Cano
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