I'm using rsync to mirror/transfer files between a remote server and my local server. I've recently been given some new transfer requirements --- I now have transfer files from the remote to local server in a "reverse timelike" fashion; i.e., I have to transfer most-recently modified/created files first and then work backwards in time. From what I've read in the documentation, I don't think rsync can do this for me. Can it? If not, is it an "easy" modification to make? How would one go about doing it? Thanks. Joe _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653A -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
On Sun 13 Apr 2008, Joe Henning wrote:> I'm using rsync to mirror/transfer files between a remote server and > my local server. I've recently been given some new transfer > requirements --- I now have transfer files from the remote to local > server in a "reverse timelike" fashion; i.e., I have to transfer > most-recently modified/created files first and then work backwards in > time. From what I've read in the documentation, I don't think rsync > can do this for me. Can it? If not, is it an "easy" modification to > make? How would one go about doing it? Thanks.rsync always transfers files in order of filename, as that is the best way of comparing two lists to find the differences. Perhaps --delay-updates could be helpful? Paul Slootman