Hongyi Zhao
2015-Apr-18 05:50 UTC
On the case `an identical item replaces the dots with spaces' for `--itemize-changes'.
Hi all,
The `--itemize-changes' has the following notes within the manual:
The other letters in the string above are the actual letters
that will be output if the associated attribute for the item is
being updated or a "." for no change. Three exceptions to
this
are: (1) a newly created item replaces each letter with a
"+",
(2) an identical item replaces the dots with spaces, and (3) an
unknown attribute replaces each letter with a "?" (this can
hap?
pen when talking to an older rsync).
But, I cann't figure out the case for the `(2) an identical item
replaces the dots with spaces'. And I've never meet such things. Could
you please give me some more hints or a minimal example on this case?
Regards
--
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Steven Levine
2015-Apr-18 06:28 UTC
On the case `an identical item replaces the dots with spaces' for `--itemize-changes'.
In <mgsrba$r6q$6 at ger.gmane.org>, on 04/18/15 at 05:50 AM, Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao at gmail.com> said: Hi,> are: (1) a newly created item replaces each letter with a "+", > (2) an identical item replaces the dots with spaces, and (3) an > unknown attribute replaces each letter with a "?" (this can hap > pen when talking to an older rsync).>But, I cann't figure out the case for the `(2) an identical item >replaces the dots with spaces'.I'm pretty sure (2) only occurs when --itemize-changes is specified twice. This instructs rsync to list every item it examines even if it does not need to be updated. Steven -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Steven Levine" <steve53 at earthlink.net> Warp/DIY/eComStation etc. www.scoug.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hongyi Zhao
2015-Apr-18 07:01 UTC
On the case `an identical item replaces the dots with spaces' for `--itemize-changes'.
On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:28:21 -0700, Steven Levine wrote:> I'm pretty sure (2) only occurs when --itemize-changes is specified > twice. > This instructs rsync to list every item it examines even if it does not > need to be updated.Thanks for your notes. I've checked with `-ii', and it seems that you are right. Regards> > Steven-- .: Hongyi Zhao [ hongyi.zhao AT gmail.com ] Free as in Freedom :.