On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 01:41:55PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This works except when an existing file has been modified and is now > "new" (and not the n'th hardlink) in the image. This file is copied to > the "current" directory. A hardlink pointing to the file in lastimg is > not created.
That's exactly right. Rsync never looks for an alternate file when a destination file exists. It is expected that the --link-dest option will be used with an empty hierarchy of files, otherwise it will be sub-optimal, and any attribute changes it makes can affect the older, hard-linked file versions, which is not usually what you want. You're better off maintaining a symlink named "current" that points to the most recent directory. Either that, or rename the dirs after the transfer. ..wayne.. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
