ken wrote: > On 01/11/2013 12:36 PM Les Mikesell wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:29 AM, ken<gebser at mousecar.com> wrote: >>> Considering using rsync on a couple systems for backup, I was wondering >>> if it's possible, and if so how difficult is it, to delete files which >>> have been backed up (in order to save space on the backup media). >>> >>> Anyone with experience doing this? <snip> > Les, thanks for replying. Yeah, I guess I need to clarify. > > I've got a system which is due for an upgrade and, at the same time, > would like to clean up (delete) files and, in some instances, entire > directories. Insurance against sudden disk failure is one other concern. > > If I delete files and entire directories on that (source) machine, will > rsync then subsequently automatically delete them on the destination > (backup) system? Or would I need also to run an rsync command to delete > the same on the destination system? And, if yes, what rsync command > would do that? > > I remember you speaking well of Backuppc previously and so am open to > using that in future. At the moment though, I'm looking for the > simplest possible solution for those three current concerns. We use rsync here. Actually, we've got a home-rolled system. We created timestamped backups, which also removes them after a configuration file item of how many days or weeks. Note that we *heavily* use rsync's parm to use hard links, which saves a lot of space. mark