From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 29/04/2019 04.37, Sidney_Kotic wrote:   
   > I use it all the time.  Just noticed this.   
   > Here's a snippet of a bash script.   
   >   
   > #   
   > # Check for avi files A-B and back them up if the appropriate USB   
   > # is inserted.   
   > #   
   > ls /run/media/Philo/Videos-A-B 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null   
   > if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ;   
   >    then   
   >         rsync -aprv --delete [A-B]* /run/media/Philo/Videos-A-B   
   > fi   
   > #   
      
   I do a grep on the "mount" command result to find out if things are mounted.   
      
      
   > It works, copies new/changed files over, just in the directories A and   
   > B, and deletes files in those two directories that have gone away.  Just   
   > like it should.   
   >   
   > But, tonight I noticed that the directory /run/media/Philo/Videos-A-B/Z   
   > and all it's files was still there.  I was expecting it to be deleted.   
   >   
   > I suppose I could add some stuff like   
   > rm -rf [C-Z]* 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null   
   > and do the splits for things later in the alphabet, like to handle just   
   > [O-S].   
      
   I fail to follow the rsync logic you are using.   
      
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