rsync from mirror - problem

[Genes MailLists]

On 04/18/2011 03:50 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Genes MailLists wrote:
>> On 04/17/2011 09:33 AM, Genes MailLists wrote:
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>>>    rsync -avz --delete --delete-excluded --hard-links
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> No, what options are you using to rsync. I do a similar thing, but selectively 
> to save bandwidth. I copy stuff with the -aSH options, for various things I keep 
> copied. There is a CRC option, but you shouldn't need it.

 My options are as above :-)

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> You might look at ctime and mtime before and after, it is possible that what you 
> are copying is actually getting a "touch" due to a script error at the source. 
> Not the most likely thing, but I mention it because I mirror a site which does a 
> copy of a tree without preserving mtime, and it behaves as if every file changes 
> between 2-3am local time.

  Mirror is site is mirrors.kernel.org at tha moment - this script has
been running for a few years now without change ... not that I wouldn't
change it to fix this of course ...

  If [cm]time changed - would it trigger a delete - or a refresh in rsync ?

 gene/



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