Mike, you can have rsync do the deletes prior to copying files over --delete-before receiver deletes before xfer, not during You can also delete the excluded files if you use some form of the exclude command, --delete-excluded also delete excluded files from dest dirs James C. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss