The remove_sent_files var was renamed to remove_sender_files.

io.c

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern int read_batch;
 extern int csum_length;
 extern int checksum_seed;
 extern int protocol_version;
-extern int remove_sent_files;
+extern int remove_sender_files;
 extern int preserve_hard_links;
 extern char *filesfrom_host;
 extern struct stats stats;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void read_msg_fd(void)
 			exit_cleanup(RERR_STREAMIO);
 		}
 		read_loop(fd, buf, 4);
-		if (remove_sent_files)
+		if (remove_sender_files)
 			decrement_active_files(IVAL(buf,0));
 		flist_ndx_push(&redo_list, IVAL(buf,0));
 		break;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void read_msg_fd(void)
 			exit_cleanup(RERR_STREAMIO);
 		}
 		read_loop(fd, buf, len);
-		if (remove_sent_files) {
+		if (remove_sender_files) {
 			decrement_active_files(IVAL(buf,0));
 			send_msg(MSG_SUCCESS, buf, len);
 		}
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void read_msg_fd(void)
 }
 
 /* This is used by the generator to limit how many file transfers can
- * be active at once when --remove-sent-files is specified.  Without
+ * be active at once when --remove-sender-files is specified.  Without
  * this, sender-side deletions were mostly happening at the end. */
 void increment_active_files(int ndx, int itemizing, enum logcode code)
 {

main.c

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern int am_sender;
 extern int am_generator;
 extern int am_daemon;
 extern int blocking_io;
-extern int remove_sent_files;
+extern int remove_sender_files;
 extern int daemon_over_rsh;
 extern int need_messages_from_generator;
 extern int kluge_around_eof;
@@ -614,9 +614,10 @@ static void do_server_sender(int f_in, int f_out, int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit_cleanup(RERR_SYNTAX);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (am_daemon && lp_read_only(module_id) && remove_sent_files) {
+	if (am_daemon && lp_read_only(module_id) && remove_sender_files) {
 		rprintf(FERROR,
-		    "ERROR: --remove-sent-files cannot be used with a read-only module\n");
+		    "ERROR: --remove-%s-files cannot be used with a read-only module\n",
+		    remove_sender_files == 1 ? "sender" : "sent");
 		exit_cleanup(RERR_SYNTAX);
 		return;
 	}

receiver.c

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern int preserve_perms;
 extern int basis_dir_cnt;
 extern int make_backups;
 extern int cleanup_got_literal;
-extern int remove_sent_files;
+extern int remove_sender_files;
 extern int append_mode;
 extern int sparse_files;
 extern int keep_partial;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void handle_delayed_updates(struct file_list *flist, char *local_name)
 					"rename failed for %s (from %s)",
 					full_fname(fname), partialptr);
 			} else {
-				if (remove_sent_files
+				if (remove_sender_files
 				    || (preserve_hard_links
 				     && file->link_u.links)) {
 					SIVAL(numbuf, 0, i);
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, struct file_list *flist, char *local_name)
 		cleanup_disable();
 
 		if (recv_ok > 0) {
-			if (remove_sent_files
+			if (remove_sender_files
 			    || (preserve_hard_links && file->link_u.links)) {
 				SIVAL(numbuf, 0, i);
 				send_msg(MSG_SUCCESS, numbuf, 4);

sender.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern int append_mode;
 extern int io_error;
 extern int allowed_lull;
 extern int protocol_version;
-extern int remove_sent_files;
+extern int remove_sender_files;
 extern int updating_basis_file;
 extern int make_backups;
 extern int do_progress;
@@ -128,16 +128,13 @@ void successful_send(int ndx)
 		return;
 
 	file = the_file_list->files[ndx];
-	/* The generator might tell us about symlinks we didn't send. */
-	if (!(file->flags & FLAG_SENT) && !S_ISLNK(file->mode))
-		return;
 	if (file->dir.root) {
 		offset = stringjoin(fname, sizeof fname,
 				    file->dir.root, "/", NULL);
 	} else
 		offset = 0;
 	f_name(file, fname + offset);
-	if (remove_sent_files && do_unlink(fname) == 0 && verbose > 1)
+	if (remove_sender_files && do_unlink(fname) == 0 && verbose > 1)
 		rprintf(FINFO, "sender removed %s\n", fname + offset);
 }