On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Niamh Holding <niamh at fullbore.co.uk> wrote: > > KH> When you use --itemize-changes, does it indicate that the timestamps > of the > KH> directories have changed? > > Not uless the sequence of dots and letters before the folder name > indicates that > > -- > Best regards, > Niamh mailto:niamh at fullbore.co.uk > Indeed: the sequence of dots and letters before the name indicates why rsync wants to update a file. >From the '--itemize-changes' entry in the rsync man page: "A t means the modification time is different and is being updated to the sender’s value" "A p means the permissions are different and are being updated to the sender’s value" See the man page for the meaning of other symbols. Kal Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289 Head of Technology (m) +61 (0) 4 2573 0382 DealMax Pty Ltd Suite 1416 401 Docklands Drive Docklands VIC 3008 Australia "All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925