Problem with rsync recent file logic ?

[Olivier Thauvin]

Le jeudi 15 novembre 2007, Maxim Veksler a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> I have 2 servers I'm synchronizing using rsync, I have a situation where I
> :
>
> 1. rsync from rnd-dev2 to rnd-dev1
> 2. change the rsynched file on rnd-dev1
> 3. rsync from rnd-dev2 to rnd-dev1 again
> 4. File gets overridden on rnd-dev1 over though it has newer change
> time then file on rnd-dev2.

I don't see any issue here.

> #### Note that file got rsynced from rnd-dev2 and had it's change date
> updated to older time (of rnd-dev2). As well as the content that got
> replaced by the out dated version on rnd-dev2. Bummer...
>
>
> What am I missing to get it do the right thing? I would expect rsync
> when called the second time from rnd-dev2 to recognize that the file
> on rnd-dev1 is newer and to NOT replaced it.

Rsync has never check date recency by default, if time or size differ, rsync 
synchronize the file.

Found in man page:

        -u, --update                skip files that are newer on the receiver

which is probably what you need in this case.
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