rsync - May 2010 - How to let rsync detect file RENAMEs

Assume I start with two absolutely equal directory trees.

Now I rename in one of the directory trees a file from aaa.txt to bbb.txt

How EXACTLY can I tell rsync to synchronize the other directory tree.

That means that in the other partner directory tree the missing file should be
deleted and the new, renamed file should be copied?

This should work regardsless on which side/partner dir tree the rename took
place.

Which parameters do I have to use?

Thank you
Ben

Hi,

rsync only synchronizes one way. If you mean that when you change the  
file in location A then you run rsync A to B and when you change the  
file in B side, you run a different command rsync B to A, it's OK. If  
you want rsync to automatically see which side changed, rsync doesn't  
do that. For this job, consider using Unison
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

rsync = one-way sync
unison = both way sync

Otherwise, look at man rsync to see the options to do your sync, that  
means delete options.

Cheers,

Vitorio

Le 20 mai 10 ? 16:07, Ben Stover a ?crit :
> Assume I start with two absolutely equal directory trees.
>
> Now I rename in one of the directory trees a file from aaa.txt to  
> bbb.txt
>
> How EXACTLY can I tell rsync to synchronize the other directory tree.
>
> That means that in the other partner directory tree the missing file  
> should be deleted and the new, renamed file should be copied?
>
> This should work regardsless on which side/partner dir tree the  
> rename took place.
>
> Which parameters do I have to use?
>
> Thank you
> Ben
>
>
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