Ignoring parts of stat(2)

[Matthias Schniedermeyer]

On 05.01.2010 02:33, grarpamp wrote:
> How do I make rsync ignore and not report or update certain parts
> of the [l]stat(2) struct or checksum when selecting which items to
> report or update in a hierarchy?
> 
> For example, I want to run:
>  rsync -Haxi --delete /hier1/ /hier2/
> and have it NOT do anything if say ONLY the modtime differs.
> Leaving out or in the --times [-t] option from the expansion of -a
> to -rlptgoD obviously does not do this.

That option can be easily missed it's: --size-only




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