This patch from Antti Tapaninen added the --omit-dir-changes option, which
tells rsync to not affect any attributes on the directories in the transfer.
To use this patch, run these commands for a successful build:
patch -p1 <patches/omit-dir-changes.diff
./configure (optional if already run)
make
based-on: e94bad1c156fc3910f24e2b3b71a81b0b0bdeb70
diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c
--- a/generator.c
+++ b/generator.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern int preserve_hard_links;
extern int preserve_executability;
extern int preserve_perms;
extern int preserve_times;
+extern int omit_dir_changes;
extern int delete_mode;
extern int delete_before;
extern int delete_during;
@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@ void itemize(const char *fnamecmp, struct file_struct *file, int ndx, int statre
const char *xname)
{
if (statret >= 0) { /* A from-dest-dir statret can == 1! */
+ int omit_changes = omit_dir_changes && S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode);
int keep_time = !preserve_times ? 0
: S_ISDIR(file->mode) ? preserve_times & PRESERVE_DIR_TIMES
: S_ISLNK(file->mode) ? preserve_times & PRESERVE_LINK_TIMES
@@ -544,9 +546,9 @@ void itemize(const char *fnamecmp, struct file_struct *file, int ndx, int statre
} else if (preserve_executability
&& ((sxp->st.st_mode & 0111 ? 1 : 0) ^ (file->mode & 0111 ? 1 : 0)))
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_PERMS;
- if (uid_ndx && am_root && (uid_t)F_OWNER(file) != sxp->st.st_uid)
+ if (uid_ndx && am_root && !omit_changes && (uid_t)F_OWNER(file) != sxp->st.st_uid)
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_OWNER;
- if (gid_ndx && !(file->flags & FLAG_SKIP_GROUP) && sxp->st.st_gid != (gid_t)F_GROUP(file))
+ if (gid_ndx && !omit_changes && !(file->flags & FLAG_SKIP_GROUP) && sxp->st.st_gid != (gid_t)F_GROUP(file))
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_GROUP;
#ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
if (preserve_acls && !S_ISLNK(file->mode)) {
@@ -1439,7 +1441,7 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
real_ret = statret;
if (file->flags & FLAG_DIR_CREATED)
statret = -1;
- if (!preserve_perms) { /* See comment in non-dir code below. */
+ if (!preserve_perms || omit_dir_changes) { /* See comment in non-dir code below. */
file->mode = dest_mode(file->mode, sx.st.st_mode, dflt_perms, statret == 0);
}
if (statret != 0 && basis_dir[0] != NULL) {
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ int delete_before = 0;
int delete_after = 0;
int delete_excluded = 0;
int remove_source_files = 0;
+int omit_dir_changes = 0;
int one_file_system = 0;
int protocol_version = PROTOCOL_VERSION;
int sparse_files = 0;
@@ -638,6 +639,7 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
{"omit-link-times", 'J', POPT_ARG_VAL, &omit_link_times, 1, 0, 0 },
{"no-omit-link-times",0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &omit_link_times, 0, 0, 0 },
{"no-J", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &omit_link_times, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"omit-dir-changes", 0, POPT_ARG_NONE, &omit_dir_changes, 0, 0, 0 },
{"modify-window", '@', POPT_ARG_INT, &modify_window, OPT_MODIFY_WINDOW, 0, 0 },
{"super", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &am_root, 2, 0, 0 },
{"no-super", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &am_root, 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -2255,6 +2257,9 @@ int parse_arguments(int *argc_p, const char ***argv_p)
parse_filter_str(&filter_list, backup_dir_buf, rule_template(0), 0);
}
+ if (omit_dir_changes)
+ omit_dir_times = 1;
+
if (preserve_times) {
preserve_times = PRESERVE_FILE_TIMES;
if (!omit_dir_times)
@@ -2500,6 +2505,8 @@ void server_options(char **args, int *argc_p)
argstr[x++] = 'O';
if (omit_link_times)
argstr[x++] = 'J';
+ if (omit_dir_changes == 1)
+ args[ac++] = "--omit-dir-changes";
if (fuzzy_basis) {
argstr[x++] = 'y';
if (fuzzy_basis > 1)
diff --git a/rsync.1.md b/rsync.1.md
--- a/rsync.1.md
+++ b/rsync.1.md
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ detailed description below for a complete description.
--crtimes, -N preserve create times (newness)
--omit-dir-times, -O omit directories from --times
--omit-link-times, -J omit symlinks from --times
+--omit-dir-changes omit directories from any attribute changes
--super receiver attempts super-user activities
--fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs
--sparse, -S turn sequences of nulls into sparse blocks
@@ -1405,6 +1406,11 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
This tells rsync to omit symlinks when it is preserving modification times
(see `--times`).
+0. `--omit-dir-changes`
+
+ This tells rsync to omit directories when applying any preserved attributes
+ (owner, group, times, permissions) to already existing directories.
+
0. `--super`
This tells the receiving side to attempt super-user activities even if the
diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
--- a/rsync.c
+++ b/rsync.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern int preserve_xattrs;
extern int preserve_perms;
extern int preserve_executability;
extern int preserve_times;
+extern int omit_dir_changes;
extern int am_root;
extern int am_server;
extern int am_daemon;
@@ -519,9 +520,11 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
get_acl(fname, sxp);
#endif
- change_uid = am_root && uid_ndx && sxp->st.st_uid != (uid_t)F_OWNER(file);
+ change_uid = am_root && uid_ndx && sxp->st.st_uid != (uid_t)F_OWNER(file)
+ && !(omit_dir_changes && S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode));
change_gid = gid_ndx && !(file->flags & FLAG_SKIP_GROUP)
- && sxp->st.st_gid != (gid_t)F_GROUP(file);
+ && sxp->st.st_gid != (gid_t)F_GROUP(file)
+ && !(omit_dir_changes && S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode));
#ifndef CAN_CHOWN_SYMLINK
if (S_ISLNK(sxp->st.st_mode)) {
;
diff -Nurp a/rsync.1 b/rsync.1
--- a/rsync.1
+++ b/rsync.1
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ detailed description below for a complet
--crtimes, -N preserve create times (newness)
--omit-dir-times, -O omit directories from --times
--omit-link-times, -J omit symlinks from --times
+--omit-dir-changes omit directories from any attribute changes
--super receiver attempts super-user activities
--fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs
--sparse, -S turn sequences of nulls into sparse blocks
@@ -1473,6 +1474,9 @@ these partially-finished directories.
.IP "\fB\-\-omit-link-times\fP, \fB\-J\fP"
This tells rsync to omit symlinks when it is preserving modification times
(see \fB\-\-times\fP).
+.IP "\fB\-\-omit-dir-changes\fP"
+This tells rsync to omit directories when applying any preserved attributes
+(owner, group, times, permissions) to already existing directories.
.IP "\fB\-\-super\fP"
This tells the receiving side to attempt super-user activities even if the
receiving rsync wasn't run by the super-user. These activities include:
diff -Nurp a/rsync.1.html b/rsync.1.html
--- a/rsync.1.html
+++ b/rsync.1.html
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ detailed description below for a complet
--crtimes, -N preserve create times (newness)
--omit-dir-times, -O omit directories from --times
--omit-link-times, -J omit symlinks from --times
+--omit-dir-changes omit directories from any attribute changes
--super receiver attempts super-user activities
--fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs
--sparse, -S turn sequences of nulls into sparse blocks
@@ -1354,6 +1355,11 @@ these partially-finished directories.</p
(see <code>--times</code>).</p>
</dd>
+<dt><code>--omit-dir-changes</code></dt><dd>
+<p>This tells rsync to omit directories when applying any preserved attributes
+(owner, group, times, permissions) to already existing directories.</p>
+</dd>
+
<dt><code>--super</code></dt><dd>
<p>This tells the receiving side to attempt super-user activities even if the
receiving rsync wasn't run by the super-user. These activities include:
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