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Document that --ignore-times thwarts all --link-dest linking.
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Wayne Davison
<wayned@samba.org>
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:21:25 +0000
(15:21 +0000)
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Wayne Davison
<wayned@samba.org>
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:21:25 +0000
(15:21 +0000)
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cron.
dit(bf(-I, --ignore-times)) Normally rsync will skip any files that are
already the same size and have the same modification time-stamp.
dit(bf(-I, --ignore-times)) Normally rsync will skip any files that are
already the same size and have the same modification time-stamp.
-This option turns off this "quick check" behavior.
+This option turns off this "quick check" behavior, causing all files to
+be updated.
dit(bf(--size-only)) Normally rsync will not transfer any files that are
already the same size and have the same modification time-stamp. With the
dit(bf(--size-only)) Normally rsync will not transfer any files that are
already the same size and have the same modification time-stamp. With the
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and the attributes updated.
If a match is not found, a basis file from one of the em(DIR)s will be
selected to try to speed up the transfer.
If a match is not found, a basis file from one of the em(DIR)s will be
selected to try to speed up the transfer.
+Note that if you combine this option with bf(--ignore-times), rsync will not
+link any files together because it only links identical files together as a
+substitute for transferring the file, never as an additional check after the
+file is updated.
+
If em(DIR) is a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory.
See also bf(--compare-dest) and bf(--copy-dest).
If em(DIR) is a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory.
See also bf(--compare-dest) and bf(--copy-dest).