rsync 2.5.5 --delete-after option bug

Dave Dykstra dwd at bell-labs.com
Thu Apr 25 12:10:01 EST 2002


On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 12:08:56PM -0400, Corey Stup wrote:
> 
> >   The option --delete-after does not seem to work.
> > 
> >   In a command such as
> > 
> >   rysnc -avzSH --progress --stats --delete-after remote::XYZ/dirX /export/home
> >   files removed from the source are not removed at the destination.
> >   However subsituting --delete for --delete-after does cause the files
> >   to be deleted.
> > 
> >   I'm I missing something?
> 
> You need both --delete AND --delete-after.   --delete-after just
> modifies --delete.

I think --delete-after should imply --delete.  Would someone like to work
up the simple patch to the code and the man page?

- Dave




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