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Author: JD Austin
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Subject: Re: rsync help
Shawn Badger wrote:
> Thanks, but I am really looking for a bidirectional sync.
> For deleting I may be able to come up with a way to compare file
> listings and dates. Do something like if filex is older than last sync
> time and removed then remove file on other server. But I would like an
> more elegant "easy" way of doing this.
>

Rsync works in one direction.
That doesn't keep you from running it from both ends.
Your idea of using a staging area would work fine.
>
>     I do that in one direction on one of my servers; I left the extra
>     fluff in case you nee to exclude files or limit the bandwidth:
>     rsync -avz --delete --rsh=ssh --stats --progress
>     --password-file=/root/.rsyncpw
>     --bwlimit=500 --exclude='*Norton\ Ghost\ Backup*'
>     root@192.168.0.103:/newdrive/* <mailto:root@192.168.0.103:/newdrive/*>
>      /newdrive

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>     Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
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