Here is a complete amateur's effort: #!/bin/bash if [ -f /root/rsync-scripts/centos.lockfile ] then #echo "lock file exists, exiting..." exit fi #echo "creating lock file..." touch /root/rsync-scripts/centos.lockfile rsync -aqzH --partial --delete us-msync.centos.org::CentOS /home/ftp/pub/CentOS #echo "this is where rsync is" rm -f /root/rsync-scripts/centos.lockfile Obviously, the echos were there when i was testing it. ~Will David Stanford wrote: > Hello, > > Would somebody be kind enough to provide me with a cron script using a > lock file for updating via rsync. I'd rather not have to reinvent the > wheel... > > Thanks! > > -David > -- > [root at fbsd ~]# fortune > Happiness is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-mirror mailing list > CentOS-mirror at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror -- William Dunn Unix / Linux Administrator Virginia Tech Computer Science Department wdunn at cs.vt.edu / 540-231-3167