rsync --dry-run --link-dest problem

[Russell Senior]

I am trying to use rsync for making snapshots, sharing hardlinks at
the destination using the --link-dest option.  In conjunction with
this, I would like for --dry-run to report some reliable-ish number
for how much space it is going to consume at the destination so that I
can arrange to free such space prior the launching rsync "for effect".
Right now, that isn't working:

   # uname -a
   Linux <hostname> 2.4.22 #2 Wed Oct 8 20:17:18 PDT 2003 i686 GNU/Linux

   # rsync --version
   rsync  version 2.5.6  protocol version 26
   Copyright (C) 1996-2002 by Andrew Tridgell and others
   <http://rsync.samba.org/>
   Capabilities: 64-bit files, socketpairs, hard links, symlinks, batchfiles, 
                 IPv6, 64-bit system inums, 64-bit internal inums

   # rsync -v -a -H --dry-run --exclude=/proc --exclude=/mnt --delete --link-dest=../2003-10-21/ / 2003-10-21c/
   building file list ... done
   created directory 2003-10-21c/
   rsync: push_dir 2003-10-21c/: No such file or directory
   rsync error: errors selecting input/output files, dirs (code 3) at main.c(328)
   rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (8 bytes read so far)
   rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(165)

The destination is mounted under /mnt (which explains that
exclusion).

Thanks!


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