On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 13:16 -0700, Tim Hanson wrote: > I either have a problem with rsync or it is not intended to do what I am > asking it to do. > > I am trying to mirror a copy of /home/foo to a local usb drive. The copy is > made, but the destination does not appear to be deleting files I have deleted > on the source. Here is the command line I am using (part of a script I use > to > do this and other housekeeping chores): > > As root: > > rsync -av --progress --delete --exclude /home/foo/.local/share/Trash \ > --log-file=/home/foo/Desktop/$(date +%Y%m%d)_rsync.log.usb$disk \ > /home/foo /media/usb$disk > > What am I doing wrong?
Check the log file for any relevant error messages. In particular, if the sender gets an error that could result in the omission of existing source files from the file list, deletion will be skipped. If this occurs, rsync will print the message, "IO error encountered -- skipping file deletion". -- 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
