copy a bunch of rile, then delete from source

[Cameron Simpson]

On 10Apr2008 16:12, Ugo Bellavance <ugob at lubik.ca> wrote:
>    Here is what I want to do:
>
> - Copy a number of files (using a wildcard, like logapplication*.tar.gz) 
> from one server to another
> - Once done, I want to delete the files from the source server.
>
> The first step is easy to do... ssh keys, cronjob, and scp.  However, can I 
> be sure that the file has been copied successfully?  I thought of comparing 
> md5sums source/destination before deleting the source.
>
> Could rsync be of help?

Yes. See the --remove-source-files option in "man rsync". It does
exactly what you are asking for.
Did you even bother to read "man rsync" before asking this question?
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