--- generator.c	18 Mar 2007 06:00:54 -0000	1.334
+++ generator.c	27 Mar 2007 22:26:32 -0000
@@ -468,6 +468,18 @@ static void delete_in_dir(struct file_li
 		}
 		if (flist_find(flist, fp) < 0) {
 			f_name(fp, delbuf);
+			if (!preserve_links && S_ISLNK(fp->mode)) {
+				rprintf(FINFO, "not deleting symlink: %s\n", delbuf);
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!preserve_devices && IS_DEVICE(fp->mode)) {
+				rprintf(FINFO, "not deleting device file: %s\n", delbuf);
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!preserve_specials && IS_SPECIAL(fp->mode)) {
+				rprintf(FINFO, "not deleting special file: %s\n", delbuf);
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (delete_during == 2) {
 				if (!remember_delete(fp, delbuf))
 					break;