From: Gordon@leaf.net.nz
On 2026-02-02, Dan Purgert wrote:
> On 2026-02-02, pinnerite wrote:
>> I rsync my main drive to backups.
>>
>> However I am a bit messy at filing documents, just keeping them in
>> temporary places, like "Downloads" for example. Eventually I Will
>> decide to create one or more directories and move stuff into them.
>>
>> When I backup of course, the new directories (and contents) will be
>> copied but the originals will remain on the backup drive. It would
>> time-consuming to go through the backup drive, work out what had been
>> duplicated and delete the original files.
>>
>> In the past, because I have multiple backups, I would delete all the
>> contents of a backup drive before backing up to it again.
>>
>> That though is time consuming and seems like using a hammer to crack a
>> nut.
>
> So use something like fdupes or the occasional --delete[*] switch with your
> rsync job?
If Alex just wants his backup (via rsync) to be idential to the scource
(directory) then, the --delete option will do it.
Do a test run on a sample directory, to see if you get what you are expecting.
--del an alias for --delete-during
--delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs
--delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during
--delete-during receiver deletes during the transfer
--delete-delay find deletions during, delete after
--delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not during
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs
>
>
> [*] NB -- there are several 'options' you can use with --delete; such as
> 'before' or 'after' the transfer (and some additional variants thereto)
See above.
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