/home/<user>/.gvfs causing problems for rsync

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 08:03 +1000, Res wrote:
> > --delete-exclude implies --delete, so you don't need to specify --delete
> > again.
> 
> Wrong.

No - right! :-)

> --delete will *ignore* all exisiting directories/files in his excludes on 
> the remote side *unless* using the --delete-excluded option, so the OP was
> right in adding that in, a bit overkill, but for his situation he may
> require it.

I didn't say he didn't need --delete-excluded, I said he didn't need to
specify --delete again if he was using --delete-excluded.

From the rsync man page:

       --delete-excluded
              In addition to deleting the files on the receiving side
              that are not  on  the  sending  side, this tells rsync
              to also delete any files on the receiving side that are
              excluded  (see  --exclude). See the FILTER RULES section
              for a way to make individual exclusions behave this way
              on the receiver, and for a way to  protect files  from
              --delete-excluded.  See --delete (which is implied) for
              more details on file-deletion.

Particularly notice the first and last sentences.

If he is using --delete-excluded, then --delete is completely
unnecessary (it won't hurt, it's just redundant). The OP certainly does
NOT require it if he is using --delete-excluded.

Regards, K.

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