No problem On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 18:05 raf via rsync <rsync@lists.samba.org> wrote:
> raf via rsync wrote: > > > T. Shandelman via rsync wrote: > > > > > Rsync is a remarkably handy tool that I use virtually every day. > > > > > > But there is one thing about rsync that drives me totally crazy. > > > > > > Under the -n (dry run) flag, rsync seems to produce exactly the same > output > > > as without that flag. > > > > > > I cannot tell you how many times I sit and scratch my head long and > > > hard,after I discover that my intended rsync operations did not > actually > > > happen. Until I finally remember that I ran rsync in dry-run mode. > That's > > > why! This is especially a problem for very long-running rsync jobs run > in > > > dry-run mode. > > > > > > It seems to me that when run in dry-run mode, rsync should display a > > > warning at the very, very end, something like: > > > > > > *WARNING: None of the above operations have been actually performed, * > > > *because you ran rsync in dry-run mode.* > > > > > > Or does rsync already have such a feature, and I am not aware of it? > > > > > > But if not, that is my vote for the next feature to be added. It > should be > > > a very, very easy fix. > > > > > > Todd S. > > > Austin, Texas, USA > > > > Bear in mind that it shouldn't happen by default as > > that could break scripts that parse rsync's output. You > > should need to request this behaviour in the config > > file somehow. > > Oops. Please ignore that. > > > -- > 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 >
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