On 12-08-18 16:34, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> I use a different set of options, because we have slightly different
> requirements: I don't want rsync to stop except for serious errors.
> I'm running with these options:
>
> -avzE --delete --delete-excluded --ignore-errors --log-file=$log

With my -a or -au, rsync doesn't stop on the "file is now a dir" error,
it just gives an error message and continues.

-a implies -p which means -E is ignored.

-z is mostly useless nowadays, in my experience.

Like I said, I would never use --delete on a backup for fear of losing
the last copy of a file I accidentally deleted on my source drive. But
if you want a 1-to-1 mirror, then yeah. Many subtleties to consider:
https://www.explainshell.com/explain?cmd=rsync+--delete

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