rsync

sh: 1: rsync: not found

sh: 1: rsync: not found Question: I made a python application and its running fine. So now i made a service still all fine. last part of my program was to sync some files to a different server, rsync command works when i run it as my own users. only when it runs with the …

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Rsync, used from Python subprocess.run(), cannot read source (works from bash)

Rsync, used from Python subprocess.run(), cannot read source (works from bash) Question: I’m trying to use rsync from Python. I’m calling it with subprocess.run(). (From what I have read, if I use subprocess.popen(), my program doesn’t wait for execution to finish, and I want it to wait.) I’m copying the /boot partition and the system …

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Rsync : How to copy files from source to destination in loop sequentially ?(linux)

Rsync : How to copy files from source to destination in loop sequentially ?(linux) Question: I have been using rsync and it is working fine… But we keep deleting files in the destination folder and rsync keeps syncing files from the source folder. What’s the solution for this? I need to delete files from the …

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Python rsync error in reading remote root-level files

Python rsync error in reading remote root-level files Question: I try to setup a cron job to rsync remote files (contains root-level files) into my local server, if I run the command in shell, it works. But if I run this in Python, I got into strange command not found error: This works if run …

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How to compare directories to determine which files have changed?

How to compare directories to determine which files have changed? Question: We need a script that will compare two directories of files and for each file that has been altered between directory 1 and directory 2 (added, deleted, modified), need to create a subset of only those modified files. My first impression is to create …

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Python Subprocess.Popen from a thread

Python Subprocess.Popen from a thread Question: I’m trying to launch an ‘rsync’ using subprocess module and Popen inside of a thread. After I call the rsync I need to read the output as well. I’m using the communicate method to read the output. The code runs fine when I do not use a thread. It …

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