if I { rsync --files-from=.rsync -ruvvvv --delete --ignore-errors transfer/ 192.168.10.190::transfer/ opening tcp connection to 192.168.10.190 port 873 opening connection using --server -vvvvurR --delete --ignore-errors . transfer/ (Client) Protocol versions: remote=27, negotiated=27 building file list ... [sender] make_file(fil1.txt,*,2) [sender] make_file(fil2.txt,*,2) rsync: link_stat "/home/mark/transfer/fil3.txt" failed: No such file or directory (2) [sender] make_file(fil4.txt,*,2) [sender] make_file(fil5.txt,*,2) [sender] make_file(fil6.txt,*,2) [sender] make_file(fil7.txt,*,2) done [sender] i=0 <NULL> fil1.txt mode=0100644 len=0 flags=0 [sender] i=1 <NULL> fil2.txt mode=0100644 len=0 flags=0 [sender] i=2 <NULL> fil4.txt mode=0100644 len=0 flags=0 [sender] i=3 <NULL> fil5.txt mode=0100644 len=0 flags=0 [sender] i=4 <NULL> fil6.txt mode=0100644 len=0 flags=0 [sender] i=5 <NULL> fil7.txt mode=0100644 len=0 flags=0 send_file_list done file list sent send_files starting send_files phase=1 send files finished total: matches=0 tag_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0 sent 99 bytes received 12 bytes 222.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 _exit_cleanup(code=0, file=main.c, line=791): entered rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(791) _exit_cleanup(code=0, file=main.c, line=791): about to call exit(23) } where .rsync contains all of the files (but not the directories) last copied. I do now want to include directories in the .rsync file fil3.txt is not deleted from the 192.168.10.190 The total batch file is #!/bin/bash SERVER=192.168.10.190 rsync --files-from=.rsync -aruv --delete --ignore-errors --existing ~/transfer/ $SERVER::transfer/ rsync -LrPvz --delete $SERVER::transfer/ ~/transfer/ rsync -r --list-only --log-format=%L ~/transfer/ ~/transfer/ | grep -- regexp='^-' | cut -c 44- > .rsync Unless I am missing something the batch file should allow files deleted from the ~/transfer/ to be deleted from $server::transfer/ I am having problems with the first rsync command If I remove the --ignore-errors, it mentions that an IO error has occured - skipping file deletion. If this is a problem in my understanding of rsync, I am terribly sorry.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 3214 ***