rsync is fantastic except for one usual feature we want from it .. please help ?

[Julian Pace Ross]

You're probably looking for the option " --existing".
You can also play around with  --update, --ignore-existing, and
--remove-source-files off the top of my head... not sure which combination
will work for you.

2009/6/22 Low, Alex <Alex.Low at asgardwealthsolutions.com.au>

>  Hi,
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> Rsync is a fantastic program, and it does everything we need in terms of
> file transfer and syncing source and destination file directories.
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> We do have a situation now where we need rsync to transfer the files once
> only from the source directory.  Please let me briefly explain
>
> using a simple generic exmple:
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> 1. At t0, we transfer f0 location A to location B
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> 2. At t1, 10 new files are added to Location A
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> Therefore, rysnc faithfully transfers all 10 new files to location B
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> At location B, we now have f0 to f10.
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> 3. At t2, *f0 to f3* are deleted from location B, and we don’t ever want
> the deleted files to be copied again from location A
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> 4. At t3,  rysnc waits up, transfers files f0 and f10 again plus any new
> files that may have been added.
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> So, at location B, we end with the deleted files *f0 to f3* again.
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> Can you please think of a way we can soft-switch rsync NOT to do step 4
> above ?
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> Our help much appreciated.
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> Regards,
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> *Alex low*
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