On Mon 19 Mar 2012, Frank Hamersley wrote: > > I am running an overnight (off-peak) replication using "rsync --partial" > which is "suspended" at 08h30 each morning to allow for day time use of the > internet link. > > However it seems the "kill -TERM" on the various rsync (and ssh) processes > is too aggressive as I can not see any trace of the .hidden partial transfer > files. I tried killing only the (parent) script process but the rsync/ssh > processes just keep running in that case.
Perhaps the manpage isn't entirely clear on this: with --partial, when the transfer is interrupted, the .filename.xyz file is moved to the _real_ filename. Hence you don't see any dotfiles. Paul -- 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
