Does rsync delete files on the destination that were deleted from the sending side?
Does rsync delete files from the destination if they were deleted from the source?
For example, say in the source /home/me I have three files:
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
Now, I run the command rsync -v /home/me/ user@ip.address:/home/backup and it copies files a.txt, b.txt and c.txt to /home/backup.
The contents of /home/backup are now
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
If I were to delete a.txt from /home/me, would a.txt get deleted from /home/backup the next time I run rsync, is there an option I need to specify or is it just completely impossible?
If there are any alternatives to rsync that do this, they are welcome as well.
Side note: I have read this and this relating to this topic, but I couldn't exactly understand or see how it was exactly related to the question.
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Does rsync delete files from the destination if they were deleted from the source?
For example, say in the source /home/me I have three files:
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
Now, I run the command rsync -v /home/me/ user@ip.address:/home/backup and it copies files a.txt, b.txt and c.txt to /home/backup.
The contents of /home/backup are now
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
If I were to delete a.txt from /home/me, would a.txt get deleted from /home/backup the next time I run rsync, is there an option I need to specify or is it just completely impossible?
If there are any alternatives to rsync that do this, they are welcome as well.
Side note: I have read this and this relating to this topic, but I couldn't exactly understand or see how it was exactly related to the question.
rsync backup
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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asked Dec 18 '15 at 4:25
perhapsmaybeharryperhapsmaybeharry
3281216
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Does rsync delete files from the destination if they were deleted from the source?
For example, say in the source /home/me I have three files:
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
Now, I run the command rsync -v /home/me/ user@ip.address:/home/backup and it copies files a.txt, b.txt and c.txt to /home/backup.
The contents of /home/backup are now
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
If I were to delete a.txt from /home/me, would a.txt get deleted from /home/backup the next time I run rsync, is there an option I need to specify or is it just completely impossible?
If there are any alternatives to rsync that do this, they are welcome as well.
Side note: I have read this and this relating to this topic, but I couldn't exactly understand or see how it was exactly related to the question.
rsync backup
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
asked Dec 18 '15 at 4:25
perhapsmaybeharryperhapsmaybeharry
3281216
Does rsync delete files from the destination if they were deleted from the source?
For example, say in the source /home/me I have three files:
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
Now, I run the command rsync -v /home/me/ user@ip.address:/home/backup and it copies files a.txt, b.txt and c.txt to /home/backup.
The contents of /home/backup are now
a.txt
b.txt
c.txt
If I were to delete a.txt from /home/me, would a.txt get deleted from /home/backup the next time I run rsync, is there an option I need to specify or is it just completely impossible?
If there are any alternatives to rsync that do this, they are welcome as well.
Side note: I have read this and this relating to this topic, but I couldn't exactly understand or see how it was exactly related to the question.
rsync backup
rsync backup
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Only if you… select one of the delete options. See man rsync for more information, but here is an excerpt:
--delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs
--delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during
--delete-during receiver deletes during the transfer
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not during
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs
There is more detailed information for these options further down the man page.
answered Dec 18 '15 at 4:28
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Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
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Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with--dry-run.
– Sparhawk
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Only if you… select one of the delete options. See man rsync for more information, but here is an excerpt:
--delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs
--delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during
--delete-during receiver deletes during the transfer
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not during
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs
There is more detailed information for these options further down the man page.
answered Dec 18 '15 at 4:28
SparhawkSparhawk
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Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
3
Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with--dry-run.
– Sparhawk
Dec 18 '15 at 4:32
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Only if you… select one of the delete options. See man rsync for more information, but here is an excerpt:
--delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs
--delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during
--delete-during receiver deletes during the transfer
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not during
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs
There is more detailed information for these options further down the man page.
answered Dec 18 '15 at 4:28
SparhawkSparhawk
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Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
3
Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with--dry-run.
– Sparhawk
Dec 18 '15 at 4:32
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Only if you… select one of the delete options. See man rsync for more information, but here is an excerpt:
--delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs
--delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during
--delete-during receiver deletes during the transfer
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not during
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs
There is more detailed information for these options further down the man page.
answered Dec 18 '15 at 4:28
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Only if you… select one of the delete options. See man rsync for more information, but here is an excerpt:
--delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs
--delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during
--delete-during receiver deletes during the transfer
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not during
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs
There is more detailed information for these options further down the man page.
answered Dec 18 '15 at 4:28
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Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
3
Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with--dry-run.
– Sparhawk
Dec 18 '15 at 4:32
add a comment |
Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
3
Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with--dry-run.
– Sparhawk
Dec 18 '15 at 4:32
Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
Just to confirm, this means that if I select --delete, rsync would delete files from the destination that were deleted from the source, making the source and destination an exact mirror?
– perhapsmaybeharry
Dec 18 '15 at 4:30
3
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Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with
--dry-run.– Sparhawk
Dec 18 '15 at 4:32
Yes, but just have a read of the man page! There are caveats and hints, including running it with
--dry-run.– Sparhawk
Dec 18 '15 at 4:32
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