Rsync ignores incomplete files

genderbender · 06-27-2012, 04:05 PM

I've got an rsync script which functions fine, however often only partial files are found on the destination - these files are neither resumed nor deleted. This is better explained with some examples:

Code:

Source:
~ # ls -alh /shares/files/An_big_file.mkv 
-rw-r--r--    1 User      jewab        1.2G Nov 28  2011 /shares/files/An_big_file.mkv

Destination:
freenas:~# ls -ltrh /mnt/Tank/An_big_file.mkv 
-rw-r--r--  1 504  admin   133M Jun 27 21:45 /mnt/Tank/An_big_file.mkv

The rsync command I've been using:
rsync -avrutz --delete -e ssh /shares/files/ root@$REMOTE_IP:/mnt/Tank/

What I want is for new files on the source to be rsynced over, files which dont exist on the source to be deleted and any files which are incomplete to be deleted (or resumed) another time. I also want to keep any files which exist on the destination (this is calculated by size). Any help at all - what am I doing wrong here?

evo2 · 06-28-2012, 12:59 AM

Hi,

to resume the copying of incomplete files you probably want the --partial flag.

Evo2.

genderbender · 06-28-2012, 03:06 AM

Hmm, slightly different that way. Partial retains the file name, but doesn't finish off the transfer. Without it the files are named "an_big_file.mkv.54TRFFE" (for example) and so the following time they're deleted (as the file doesn't exist on the destination). Perhaps I'm running an odd version of rsync or something?