Yeah, you have the
atomic part right (that is, in sync with what I think of as atomic). Yes, I know it does "reek" of shell script, but it
is a learning experience - I just cracked open
Ye Olde Camel Book and learned about the use of the
=> operator.
=> - Its not just for Hashes anymore!
Thanks. I think I will take the rest of your stylistic notes to heart as well. I al so plan on doing the dry-run rsync before the real one - it might be slower, but at least it should cut down the probability of something going awry and propogating BadMojo(tm)...
-Shane