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@nobodyinperson@fosstodon.org
2026-07-07 13:07:38

I wish #rsync had a flag --delete-target-before-copy-if-a-copy-is-deemed-necessary
I couldn't convince rsync to just copy stuff into a #gitAnnex repository (with "locked" symlinks to readonly or even nonexistant targets), as it would die if the links are broken or readonly...

@stsquad@mastodon.org.uk
2026-05-30 11:00:57

I find the recent sneering about #rsync and it's supposed code quality degradation very disheartening. If I go to the repository I see a lone #maintainer trying to keep the code base modernised for a popular tool with an inexorability rising issue list. You don't have to use rsync, you can …