10-27-2009
Does your version of rsync have a -n switch to perform a dry-run? From the man page:
Quote:
--delete
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This option can be dangerous if used incorrectly! It is a very good idea to run first using the dry run option (-n) to see what files would be deleted to make sure important files aren?t listed.
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Tell me this - set me straight!
the --delete option says "delete files that don't exist on the sending side"
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LEARN ABOUT MOJAVE
git-prune-packed
GIT-PRUNE-PACKED(1) Git Manual GIT-PRUNE-PACKED(1)
NAME
git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files
SYNOPSIS
git prune-packed [-n|--dry-run] [-q|--quiet]
DESCRIPTION
This program searches the $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY for all objects that currently exist in a pack file as well as the independent object
directories.
All such extra objects are removed.
A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated
index file.
Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, disk storage, etc.
OPTIONS
-n, --dry-run
Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been removed.
-q, --quiet
Squelch the progress indicator.
SEE ALSO
git-pack-objects(1) git-repack(1)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.17.1 10/05/2018 GIT-PRUNE-PACKED(1)