gaurav sharma
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Rsync to list files that did not get copied to destination directory
rsync -avzh path/to/directory/A/ path/to/directory/B
The above commands copies everything under directory A to directory B. Sometimes during the copy the files in destination B are locked by some other process which makes the copy incomplete. Is there a way in Rsync to list all such locked files that did not get copied over to the destination.
The above commands copies everything under directory A to directory B. Sometimes during the copy the files in destination B are locked by some other process which makes the copy incomplete. Is there a way in Rsync to list all such locked files that did not get copied over to the destination.
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Dry run gives me the list of all the objects that get copied to the destination.
I only need the list of files that are not transferred from source.
I only need the list of files that are not transferred from source.
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Try adding a log file and check that you've run the rsync command:
--log-file=FILE
--log-file=FILE
Gaurav.. but i would suggest doing the rsync on open files won't be done.. i tried it numerous times but always it has a need of downtime to get the migration done.
I would suggest take the downtime with app owner and do the rsync, else open or locked files will always be acting like this only.
Ty/SA
I would suggest take the downtime with app owner and do the rsync, else open or locked files will always be acting like this only.
Ty/SA
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Thank you for all the comments. I have a folder of size 4 gb that needs to be copied to a location. It should overwrite everything each time on the destination. The copy fails many a times since the files in the destination are locked. I need something that would tell me which files could not be copied due to that encountered lock.
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The copy can be done using cygwin or windows.
Consult the logfile, I keep telling you.
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rsync will tell you which files are still to be copied without actually transferring anything.