[SOLVED] rsync with daily changing file name

pixie · 05-30-2013, 04:28 AM

Hi,
Looking for a way to rsync a dir daily when the dir name changes daily by date, ie: dir name today is 2013_05_30 but tomorrow it will be updated and named 2013_05_31 by another script. So running rsync it will see the dir name is different and create a whole new dir with simular content, other than using a wild card like
#rsync -au 2013_* /destination is there another option?

Didier Spaier · 05-30-2013, 05:38 AM

Something like this:

Code:

NameToday="`ls 2013*`"
mv $NameToday FixedName
rsync -au FixedName /destination
mv FixedName $NameToday

Provided that the other script doesn't change the name in parallel, of course

pixie · 05-30-2013, 05:51 AM

Thanks Didier Spaier !
That should work, though I just realised 2013* will need to be changed to 201* otherwise will have to rush home from bar on new years eve to alter script date

lleb · 06-02-2013, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

Something like this:
Code:
NameToday="`ls 2013*`"
mv $NameToday FixedName
rsync -au FixedName /destination
mv FixedName $NameToday
Provided that the other script doesn't change the name in parallel, of course

Code:

NameToday="`ls 2013*`"
#mv $NameToday FixedName
rsync -auHXSv $NameToday /destination >> /path/to/logs/rsync.log
#mv FixedName $NameToday

the above change would work too. no need to move the file before you rsync it across your network. depending on how large the file is that could be very system heavy and could cause the system to become unresponsive for an extended time frame. not generally a good idea.

pixie · 06-02-2013, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lleb

Code:

NameToday="`ls 2013*`"
#mv $NameToday FixedName
rsync -auHXSv $NameToday /destination >> /path/to/logs/rsync.log
#mv FixedName $NameToday

the above change would work too. no need to move the file before you rsync it across your network. depending on how large the file is that could be very system heavy and could cause the system to become unresponsive for an extended time frame. not generally a good idea.

Well its not a single file its hundreds of files. To explain, cpanel has a new backup script which now changes the dir name to a date name which changes every day/week the script is run. This backs up locally and then we rsync to remote backup server.

lleb · 06-02-2013, 10:58 AM

ok, still no need to rename the directory then, just use the variable in your rsync command and poof you are done.

pixie · 06-02-2013, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lleb

ok, still no need to rename the directory then, just use the variable in your rsync command and poof you are done.

Thanks very much