rsync - Dec 2006 - Rsync 2.5.7 --delete and --backup behavoir

Hey everyone,

I'm mirroring a lot of directories from one machine to another. 
  The source machine is running Rsync 2.5.7 and the destination 
machine (the machine holding the mirror) is running Rsync 2.6.9.

I'm using the --backup, --backup-dir, and --delete-after options.

I tested this with two machines running Rsync 2.6.9, and noticed 
that files deleted in the mirror (because they've been deleted 
in the source) are backed up to the backup directory I specify. 
  But when I try with the 2.5.7 machine, I noticed that these 
files are just deleted; a backup copy does not appear in the 
backup directory.

I'm hoping someone could confirm for me that the problem is the 
older Rsync version.  I was just hoping someone could confirm 
for me that this is just the way 2.5.7 behaves.

Please cc me if you reply, I'm not on the list.

Thanks,
-GM


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Grok Mogger wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I'm mirroring a lot of directories from one machine to another.  The 
> source machine is running Rsync 2.5.7 and the destination machine (the 
> machine holding the mirror) is running Rsync 2.6.9.
> 
> I'm using the --backup, --backup-dir, and --delete-after options.
> 
> I tested this with two machines running Rsync 2.6.9, and noticed that 
> files deleted in the mirror (because they've been deleted in the
source)
> are backed up to the backup directory I specify.  But when I try with 
> the 2.5.7 machine, I noticed that these files are just deleted; a backup 
> copy does not appear in the backup directory.
> 
> I'm hoping someone could confirm for me that the problem is the older 
> Rsync version.  I was just hoping someone could confirm for me that this 
> is just the way 2.5.7 behaves.
> 
> Please cc me if you reply, I'm not on the list.
> 
> Thanks,
> -GM
> 
Ugh, sorry everyone.  I discovered the issue is only that empty 
folders that get deleted are not backed up; files are backed up 
just fine.

Is there any way to include deleted empty folders in the backup?

Thanks,
- GM



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