Re: Which --delete* to Use in 'rsync'

2008-08-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:47:29AM -0400, Kenneth Jacker wrote: > >From rsync(1): > > --deletedelete extraneous files from dest dirs > --delete-before receiver deletes before transfer (default) > > --delete-during receiver deletes during xfer, not be

RE: Which --delete* to Use in 'rsync'

2008-08-21 Thread Tammo Schuelke
The during or after options should be a bit faster because rsync already knows what to delete and doesn't have to scan for changes, but especially after may cause problems if a directory changes into a file or the other way round. I don't know how rsync handles such cases, the option should prob