rsync assigning new destination file name

yoav_by · 05-14-2024, 04:52 AM

Hello,

I need to sync selected source files to a destination but with an option to change the destionation file name. For example, the file /source/somefolder/somefile has to be synced to /dest/otherfolder/otherfile. Also, I would like to do this using --files-from=LISTFILE option. Is that possible? if so, what is the format of LISTFILE?

TIA

pan64 · 05-14-2024, 04:58 AM

basically you need to use another dir. see for example here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...e-copied-files

MadeInGermany · 05-14-2024, 07:43 AM

I think rsync can only rename one file.
Perhaps you have a renaming rule?
If not then you can use a shell loop:

Code:

while IFS="|" read -r srcfile dstfile
do
    rsync "$srcfile" "$dstfile"
done << "_EOT_"
/source/somefolder1/somefile1|/dest/otherfolder1/otherfile1
/source/somefolder2/somefile2|/dest/otherfolder2/otherfile2
_EOT_

Instead of the << "here document" you can have a < mapfile

pan64 · 05-14-2024, 08:32 AM

much more efficient to put it into another dir on the target host and rename/move all the files at the end with another tool (or a shell script).