rsync - download to directory other than the sync directory

B-Con · 2009-01-31 03:52:28

I want to rsync from server/dir to local/dir. local/dir is an outdated sync of server/dir. I would like to perform a sync but actually download the necessary files for the sync to a different directory than local/dir.

Basically: compare server/dir and local/dir, download the necessary updates to local/some-other-dir.

It doesn't seem as if rsync has this functionality built in, but it's possible I'm missing something.

How could I do this?

ahcaliskan · 2009-01-31 13:15:50

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rsync

B-Con · 2009-02-01 07:02:12

My question is more complex than a standard backup procedure, I don't see anything about my question in the wiki.

Basically, I compare A to B but actually perform the backup to location C.

fumbles · 2009-02-02 01:00:45

You could just write a small script that uses rsync to first find out what needs to be copied first (--list-only) then use it to copy the files that were listed to a different directory.

B-Con · 2009-02-02 07:22:48

Thanks, I'll look into that.

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#1 2009-01-31 03:52:28

rsync - download to directory other than the sync directory

#2 2009-01-31 13:15:50

Re: rsync - download to directory other than the sync directory

#3 2009-02-01 07:02:12

Re: rsync - download to directory other than the sync directory

#4 2009-02-02 01:00:45

Re: rsync - download to directory other than the sync directory

#5 2009-02-02 07:22:48

Re: rsync - download to directory other than the sync directory

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