rsync output -vv differs with dry-run option

[Dave.Turner at VerizonWireless.com]

I've noticed a difference between the dry-run and normal execution as well
using /usr/local/bin/rsync -avrnz --exclude-from=/davet/rsync.webmstr1
--stats webmstr at primey::webmstr1 /export/home/webmstr.

I'm not clear why, but it appears as if the dry run method, using -n, is not
reporting all the files that are actually effected. I'm basing this on the
report that rsync provides and am wondering if the -n only checks for files
that are actually going to be transferred while the -avrn report includes
empty diretories that will be created on the client side?

My two cents...

Thanks,
Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: rsync-bounces+dave.turner=verizonwireless.com at lists.samba.org
[mailto:rsync-bounces+dave.turner=verizonwireless.com at lists.samba.org]On
Behalf Of Claas Hilbrecht
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:49 AM
To: rsync at lists.samba.org
Subject: rsync output -vv differs with dry-run option


I'm trying to figure out if a file has changed since the last rsync call. I 
use the following command line:

rsync -cvv /mnt/xxx/vol1/dbase/100/kunden.dbf /mnt/label | grep "^total: " 
| sed -e 's/.* data=//'

This gives a 0 if the file is unchanged and the file size if the file has 
changed. Adding the "dry-run" option "n" to the command line always gives a 
0. I wonder if this is a expected behaviour?

-- 
 Claas Hilbrecht
 http://www.jucs-kramkiste.de

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