> cp -al, rsync Various source changes would likely change some metadata in the old sets. And it doesn't handle those pesky multiple link-dests.
> overhead ... dirvish ... find ... etc In C, in rsync, would be a more efficient general solution than any particular bolt on equivalent. > option Of course. > how do suggest it reports from which trees the file is "deleted"? There is only one source arg, it is saying deref in regards to that. The point is to report to the user that the source has not simply changed, but disappeared entirely. The user can figure out where their copies of it still are in the link-dest[s] if needed. Perhaps '^*nosrc' is much better than *deref or *deleting. -- 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