rsync - Dec 2004 - rsync wants to copy Identical directory structure and files.

Hello,

I have two identical directories and when I run an rsync --dry-run on 
them rsync wants to transfer all the files from the source directory to 
the target directory.  I verified some files in both directories with 
'ls -l' and the output is the same which, if I understand correctly, 
means that rsync should not include the file in the list of files to 
transfer.  I also did an md5 check on source files and destination files 
and verified the output was the same.

I am attempting to verify if the source and destination directories are 
the same using rsync.  Perhaps there is a better way.

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rsync --verbose --dry-run --progress --stats --recursive --times --perms 
--links /misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig 
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat

shows 1150 different files including for example file :

dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901

But "cmp" and "ls" shows them as same!

orion-28% cmp 
/misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901

orion-29% ls -al 
/misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
-r-x----w-   1 srb      srbdev     12385 Dec  9  2003 
/misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
-r-x----w-   1 srb      srbdev     12385 Dec  9  2003 
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901

-Brad Kroeger

Hello,

I have one more tidbit of information that may help.

The source directory was originally copied over to the target directory 
with 'cp -pR source dest'.

Thanks,
-Brad Kroeger

Brad Kroeger wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have two identical directories and when I run an rsync --dry-run on 
> them rsync wants to transfer all the files from the source directory to 
> the target directory.  I verified some files in both directories with 
> 'ls -l' and the output is the same which, if I understand
correctly,
> means that rsync should not include the file in the list of files to 
> transfer.  I also did an md5 check on source files and destination files 
> and verified the output was the same.
> 
> I am attempting to verify if the source and destination directories are 
> the same using rsync.  Perhaps there is a better way.
> 
> ---------
> 
> rsync --verbose --dry-run --progress --stats --recursive --times --perms 
> --links /misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig 
> /misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat
> 
> shows 1150 different files including for example file :
> 
> dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
> 
> But "cmp" and "ls" shows them as same!
> 
> orion-28% cmp 
>
/misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
>
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
> 
> 
> orion-29% ls -al 
>
/misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
>
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
> 
> -r-x----w-   1 srb      srbdev     12385 Dec  9  2003 
>
/misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
> 
> -r-x----w-   1 srb      srbdev     12385 Dec  9  2003 
>
/misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat/SRBVault/srb.sdsc/95/7/TEST.Sget.c.1549896231.1070989901
> 
> 
> -Brad Kroeger
>

On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 09:46:06AM -0800, Brad Kroeger
wrote:
> rsync --verbose --dry-run --progress --stats --recursive --times --perms 
> --links /misc/cosmos/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat.orig 
> /misc/samqfs/srbfs/srb/tape_vault/dtfMcat
Add a trailing slash to the source (dtfMcat.orig) dir so that rsync
doesn't try to copy that dir by name into dtfMcat.

..wayne..