rsync - Mar 2012 - killing rsync seems to wipe-out the --partial .hidden files

G'day,

I am running an overnight (off-peak) replication using "rsync
--partial"
which is "suspended" at 08h30 each morning to allow for day time use
of the
internet link.

However it seems the "kill -TERM" on the various rsync (and ssh)
processes
is too aggressive as I can not see any trace of the .hidden partial transfer
files.  I tried killing only the (parent) script process but the rsync/ssh
processes just keep running in that case.

Is there a SNAK (Sensitive New Age Kill) method I should use instead
of -TERM that allows rsync to shutdown in a controlled fashion such as when
the tcp connections breaks?  If nothing I presume using cutter would do it
... or would rsync simply try to make the connection again?

Alternatively is there a switch (that I have missed) to tell rsync to run
for a fixed period of time?

Cheers, Frank.
Ubuntu lucid rsync 3.0.7 pv 30

On Mon 19 Mar 2012, Frank Hamersley wrote:
> 
> I am running an overnight (off-peak) replication using "rsync
--partial"
> which is "suspended" at 08h30 each morning to allow for day time
use of the
> internet link.
> 
> However it seems the "kill -TERM" on the various rsync (and ssh)
processes
> is too aggressive as I can not see any trace of the .hidden partial
transfer
> files.  I tried killing only the (parent) script process but the rsync/ssh
> processes just keep running in that case.
Perhaps the manpage isn't entirely clear on this: with --partial, when
the transfer is interrupted, the .filename.xyz file is moved to the
_real_ filename.  Hence you don't see any dotfiles.


Paul