On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 11:31 -0700, Chris wrote: > I need to keep two identical copies of files on my desktop and laptop, > so I want to use the -delete option. But I don't want to delete files > that are created after last sync. Is there a way to keep files with > modtime later than a file of a different name (a flag file created > before each sync) when using the -delete option?
No. As soon as you have one side making arbitrary changes that you don't want to clobber, you need a stateful change-propagation tool such as unison (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/). -- Matt -- 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