Getting rsync to delete files from the sender after transfer

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I'm using rsync to move one directory to another. Is there some way to get rsync to incrementally delete a file from the sender after it has copied it to the reciever?

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '09 at 09:25

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(answering my own question here :) )

The --remove-source-files will do this. :)

answered Jul 21 '09 at 09:25

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Thank you. By this option files just delete. How to delete directories with file deletion? – shgnInc Jan 11 '15 at 06:04
@shgnInc -- there's no option in rsync that will prune the empty directories for you. Use something like `find /your/path -type d -empty -exec rm -rf {} \;` after rsync is done to prune empty directories. – sbussetti May 16 '21 at 15:20

Getting rsync to delete files from the *sender* after transfer

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Getting rsync to delete files from the sender after transfer