Have rsync Replace Files With More Recent Version

[asopala]

Hey all,

 

I'm in a weird situation with rsync where I can't seem to be able to have it copy over the most recent version and replace deprecated versions of a file.  I use an audio program called Pro Tools, and changes are done in the .ptx file itself, with incremental changes saved to the file itself.  The issue is that rsync just sees test.ptx is both in the synced folder and the original, ignoring the fact that the synced file is an old version, the one that was copied over the first time.  So the question is if it's possible to have rsync copy over the most recent versions of files, removing the old versions and replacing them with the new version of the file with the same name.

 

As an example, here's a script that transfers from a local backup I have of my server to an offsite server (cause I haven't figured out how to get the two computers to communicate, hence I've had to shlep a hard drive over every time I visit to sync the two).

 

rsync -ah "/mnt/disks/WD_easystore_264D/AlexNAS_Backup/test/" "/mnt/user/test"

 

[strike]

Try 

rsync -auv "/mnt/disks/WD_easystore_264D/AlexNAS_Backup/test/" "/mnt/user/test"

 

Test it with a dry run first to see what it does without actually changing anything:

rsync -auvn "/mnt/disks/WD_easystore_264D/AlexNAS_Backup/test/" "/mnt/user/test"

 

[asopala]

53 minutes ago, strike said:

Try 

rsync -auv "/mnt/disks/WD_easystore_264D/AlexNAS_Backup/test/" "/mnt/user/test"

 

Test it with a dry run first to see what it does without actually changing anything:

rsync -auvn "/mnt/disks/WD_easystore_264D/AlexNAS_Backup/test/" "/mnt/user/test"

 

 

That did it.  Thanks!