AW: trying to figure out how the --delete option works.

[Mandrake Pe]

This was the problem. There were some IO errors reading some files from the 
/proc/ directory, and then rsync won't delete any files at all. 

From the man:
--delete

              If the sending side detects any IO errors then the  deletion  of
              any  files  at  the  destination will be automatically disabled.
              This is to prevent temporary filesystem failures  (such  as  NFS
              errors)  on the sending side causing a massive deletion of files
              on the destination.  You can override this  with  the  ‐‐ignore�
              errors option.


Thank you anyway for helping me to keep trying.
    /Pedro





> Add this:
>
>  --delete-excluded
>
> See the manual.
>
> Rainer
>
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> Von: rsync-bounces+rsync=diplan.de at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:rsync-bounces+rsync=diplan.de at lists.samba.org]Im Auftrag von
> Mandrake Pe
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2003 13:33
> An: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Betreff: trying to figure out how the --delete option works.
>
>
> I use this comand to back up my entirely drive to a second drive. Because
> the second drive is smaller I have excluded my movies directory. I also
> excluded the /mnt/ diectory, becous I dont want to back up the backup. This
> part works just fine.
>
> It's the --delete option I cant get to work. I want rsync to delete files
> on the backup(destination) drive, that I have deleted or moved on the souce
> drive. Therefore I added the --delete option, but it doesent work for me.
>
> the files and directories tht I deleted still exists on the backup, and the
> files and directories that I moved are duplicaded on the backup.
>
> Is there anyone who can help me out.
>
>
> Here is the comand I use:
> rsync -av --exclude "/**/movies/" --exclude "/mnt/" --delete /
> /mnt/backup/backup
>
>
>     /Pedro
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