I'm generating a list of files to sync, and would like all the files not
in my list to be deleted from the destination. I thought that
--delete-missing-args would do just that, but it doesn't delete anything.
Would someone have an idea of what I'm doing wrong?
This is what I tried :
~$ mkdir -p /tmp/source /tmp/dest
~$ for i in {1..3}; do echo "keep $i" > /tmp/source/keep$i;
done
~$ for i in {4..5}; do echo "to remove $i" >
/tmp/source/to-delete-$i; done
~$ rsync -va /tmp/source/ /tmp/dest/
sending incremental file list
./
keep1
keep2
keep3
to-delete-4
to-delete-5
sent 410 bytes received 114 bytes 1,048.00 bytes/sec
total size is 45 speedup is 0.09
~$ for i in {1..3}; do touch /tmp/source/keep$i; done
~$ cd /tmp/source/
/tmp/source$ find . -name "keep*" | tee /tmp/source/file-list
./keep2
./keep1
./keep3
Now, using my file-list which does not include the "to-delete*" files,
I
hoped that these would be deleted. The new files were correctly copied,
but nothing was deleted:
/tmp/source$ rsync -vva --delete --delete-missing-args --force
--files-from=/tmp/source/file-list . /tmp/dest/
building file list ... done
delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file
./
keep1
keep2
keep3
total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=21
sent 259 bytes received 143 bytes 804.00 bytes/sec
total size is 21 speedup is 0.05
/tmp/source$ ls -Al /tmp/dest/
total 20
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep2
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 12 Apr 22 23:42 to-delete-4
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 12 Apr 22 23:42 to-delete-5
The files not in my --files-from list are still at the destination.
Thanks for any help,
MI
PS: my version of rsync :
~$ rsync --version
rsync version 3.1.1 protocol version 31
Copyright (C) 1996-2014 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.
Web site: http://rsync.samba.org/
Capabilities:
64-bit files, 64-bit inums, 64-bit timestamps, 64-bit long ints,
socketpairs, hardlinks, symlinks, IPv6, batchfiles, inplace,
append, ACLs, xattrs, iconv, symtimes, prealloc
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--files-from will delete files from the destination that are listed but not existing in the source. It isn't delete what isn't listed. On 4/23/19 5:29 AM, MI via rsync wrote:> I'm generating a list of files to sync, and would like all the files not > in my list to be deleted from the destination. I thought that > --delete-missing-args would do just that, but it doesn't delete anything. > > Would someone have an idea of what I'm doing wrong? > > This is what I tried : > > ~$ mkdir -p /tmp/source /tmp/dest > > ~$ for i in {1..3}; do echo "keep $i"     > /tmp/source/keep$i; done > > ~$ for i in {4..5}; do echo "to remove $i" > /tmp/source/to-delete-$i; done > > ~$ rsync -va /tmp/source/ /tmp/dest/ > sending incremental file list > ./ > keep1 > keep2 > keep3 > to-delete-4 > to-delete-5 > > sent 410 bytes received 114 bytes 1,048.00 bytes/sec > total size is 45 speedup is 0.09 > > ~$ for i in {1..3}; do touch /tmp/source/keep$i; done > > ~$ cd /tmp/source/ > > /tmp/source$ find . -name "keep*" | tee /tmp/source/file-list > ./keep2 > ./keep1 > ./keep3 > > Now, using my file-list which does not include the "to-delete*" files, I > hoped that these would be deleted. The new files were correctly copied, > but nothing was deleted: > > /tmp/source$ rsync -vva --delete --delete-missing-args --force > --files-from=/tmp/source/file-list . /tmp/dest/ > building file list ... done > delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file > ./ > keep1 > keep2 > keep3 > total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=21 > > sent 259 bytes received 143 bytes 804.00 bytes/sec > total size is 21 speedup is 0.05 > > /tmp/source$ ls -Al /tmp/dest/ > total 20 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep1 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep2 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep3 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 12 Apr 22 23:42 to-delete-4 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 12 Apr 22 23:42 to-delete-5 > > > The files not in my --files-from list are still at the destination. > > Thanks for any help, > > MI > > > PS: my version of rsync : > > ~$ rsync --version > rsync version 3.1.1 protocol version 31 > Copyright (C) 1996-2014 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others. > Web site: http://rsync.samba.org/ > Capabilities: >    64-bit files, 64-bit inums, 64-bit timestamps, 64-bit long ints, >    socketpairs, hardlinks, symlinks, IPv6, batchfiles, inplace, >    append, ACLs, xattrs, iconv, symtimes, prealloc > >-- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. Kevin at FutureQuest.net (work) Orlando, Florida kmk at sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: https://sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 195 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/rsync/attachments/20190423/3ac41625/signature.sig>
Thank you Kevin. It seems that I misunderstood the purpose of this --delete-missing-args option. If someone has a good suggestion on how to rsync a list of files and delete from the destination any file that is not listed in --files-from, that would be welcome. Thanks, MI -------- Original Message -------- (Kevin Korb via rsync, 2019-04-23 14:11)> --files-from will delete files from the destination that are listed but > not existing in the source. It isn't delete what isn't listed. > > On 4/23/19 5:29 AM, MI via rsync wrote: >> I'm generating a list of files to sync, and would like all the files not >> in my list to be deleted from the destination. I thought that >> --delete-missing-args would do just that, but it doesn't delete anything. >> >> Would someone have an idea of what I'm doing wrong? >> >> This is what I tried : >> >> ~$ mkdir -p /tmp/source /tmp/dest >> >> ~$ for i in {1..3}; do echo "keep $i"     > /tmp/source/keep$i; done >> >> ~$ for i in {4..5}; do echo "to remove $i" > /tmp/source/to-delete-$i; done >> >> ~$ rsync -va /tmp/source/ /tmp/dest/ >> sending incremental file list >> ./ >> keep1 >> keep2 >> keep3 >> to-delete-4 >> to-delete-5 >> >> sent 410 bytes received 114 bytes 1,048.00 bytes/sec >> total size is 45 speedup is 0.09 >> >> ~$ for i in {1..3}; do touch /tmp/source/keep$i; done >> >> ~$ cd /tmp/source/ >> >> /tmp/source$ find . -name "keep*" | tee /tmp/source/file-list >> ./keep2 >> ./keep1 >> ./keep3 >> >> Now, using my file-list which does not include the "to-delete*" files, I >> hoped that these would be deleted. The new files were correctly copied, >> but nothing was deleted: >> >> /tmp/source$ rsync -vva --delete --delete-missing-args --force >> --files-from=/tmp/source/file-list . /tmp/dest/ >> building file list ... done >> delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file >> ./ >> keep1 >> keep2 >> keep3 >> total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=21 >> >> sent 259 bytes received 143 bytes 804.00 bytes/sec >> total size is 21 speedup is 0.05 >> >> /tmp/source$ ls -Al /tmp/dest/ >> total 20 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep1 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep2 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 7 Apr 22 23:43 keep3 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 12 Apr 22 23:42 to-delete-4 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 mi mi 12 Apr 22 23:42 to-delete-5 >> >> >> The files not in my --files-from list are still at the destination. >> >> Thanks for any help, >> >> MI >> >> >> PS: my version of rsync : >> >> ~$ rsync --version >> rsync version 3.1.1 protocol version 31 >> Copyright (C) 1996-2014 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others. >> Web site: http://rsync.samba.org/ >> Capabilities: >>    64-bit files, 64-bit inums, 64-bit timestamps, 64-bit long ints, >>    socketpairs, hardlinks, symlinks, IPv6, batchfiles, inplace, >>    append, ACLs, xattrs, iconv, symtimes, prealloc >> >> >