Does the --delete conflict with --files-from?

[Kevin Korb]

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Technically no, practically kinda...
Deleting files only works when you are syncing a directory.  If you
specify every file to copy then you aren't actually syncing anything
and there is nothing for --delete to do.  So, --delete will only work
if your files-from file is a list of directories rather that files.

OTOH, you are probably actually looking for the --delete-missing-args
option which is a fairly new feature.

On 04/15/2015 02:29 AM, Hongyi Zhao wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've tried to use the --files-from and  --delete options together.
> 
> But finally find that in this case, the `--delete' won't delete the
>  extraneous files from dest dirs.
> 
> So, does the  --delete conflict with --files-from?
> 
> Any hints on this issue?
> 
> Regards
> 

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