Rsync does not have a --no-clobber. -n is --dry-run. It shows what
rsync would do without actually doing it. But I didn't know you were
using --backup. Anyway, I tried it again with --backup and
--remove-source-files and it did in fact delete all the files (but not
the dirs). It didn't have any output indicating such so it seems like a
problem to me. BTW, it isn't the --backup either. Just the
--remove-source-files is enough I just didn't know it because it isn't
in the output so --dry-run gives no clue.
On 10/17/22 23:51, Sridhar Sarnobat wrote:
I think I must be missing something. If source and dest are the same
place rsync shouldn't do anything unless it it responding to changes
happening at the same time. For example, when I do 'rsync -vain
--remove-source-files /tmp/ /tmp/' rsync does nothing.
Thanks for the response. You are using "-n" / "--no-clobber".
In my case I'm using "-b" / "--backup" (or overwrite). My use case is to
get everything out of the source location, and "--no-clobber" will leave
things behind. So I guess I should refine my issue to "when you're not
using --no-clobber."
Do I have a case here? Or is this erasing both the source and
destination a valid behaviour in my case?
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