add a --ignore-errors option

flist.c

@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ struct file_list *recv_file_list(int f)
   /* if protocol version is >= 17 then recv the io_error flag */
   if (f != -1 && remote_version >= 17) {
 	  extern int module_id;
-	  if (lp_ignore_errors(module_id)) {
+	  extern int ignore_errors;
+	  if (lp_ignore_errors(module_id) || ignore_errors) {
 		  read_int(f);
 	  } else {
 		  io_error |= read_int(f);

options.c

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ int size_only=0;
 int delete_after=0;
 int only_existing=0;
 int max_delete=0;
+int ignore_errors=0;
 
 char *backup_suffix = BACKUP_SUFFIX;
 char *tmpdir = NULL;
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ void usage(enum logcode F)
   rprintf(F,"     --delete                delete files that don't exist on the sending side\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --delete-excluded       also delete excluded files on the receiving side\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --delete-after          delete after transferring, not before\n");
+  rprintf(F,"     --ignore-errors         delete even if there are IO errors\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --max-delete=NUM        don't delete more than NUM files\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --partial               keep partially transferred files\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --force                 force deletion of directories even if not empty\n");
@@ -171,7 +173,8 @@ enum {OPT_VERSION, OPT_SUFFIX, OPT_SENDER, OPT_SERVER, OPT_EXCLUDE,
       OPT_INCLUDE, OPT_INCLUDE_FROM, OPT_STATS, OPT_PARTIAL, OPT_PROGRESS,
       OPT_COPY_UNSAFE_LINKS, OPT_SAFE_LINKS, OPT_COMPARE_DEST,
       OPT_LOG_FORMAT, OPT_PASSWORD_FILE, OPT_SIZE_ONLY, OPT_ADDRESS,
-      OPT_DELETE_AFTER, OPT_EXISTING, OPT_MAX_DELETE, OPT_BACKUP_DIR};
+      OPT_DELETE_AFTER, OPT_EXISTING, OPT_MAX_DELETE, OPT_BACKUP_DIR, 
+      OPT_IGNORE_ERRORS};
 
 static char *short_options = "oblLWHpguDCtcahvqrRIxnSe:B:T:zP";
 
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
   {"progress",    0,     0,    OPT_PROGRESS},
   {"partial",     0,     0,    OPT_PARTIAL},
   {"delete-after",0,     0,    OPT_DELETE_AFTER},
+  {"ignore-errors",0,     0,   OPT_IGNORE_ERRORS},
   {"config",      1,     0,    OPT_CONFIG},
   {"port",        1,     0,    OPT_PORT},
   {"log-format",  1,     0,    OPT_LOG_FORMAT},
@@ -528,6 +532,10 @@ int parse_arguments(int argc, char *argv[], int frommain)
 			keep_partial = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case OPT_IGNORE_ERRORS:
+			ignore_errors = 1;
+			break;
+
 		case 'P':
 			do_progress = 1;
 			keep_partial = 1;
@@ -670,6 +678,9 @@ void server_options(char **args,int *argc)
 	if (delete_after)
 		args[ac++] = "--delete-after";
 
+	if (ignore_errors)
+		args[ac++] = "--ignore-errors";
+
 	if (copy_unsafe_links)
 		args[ac++] = "--copy-unsafe-links";
 

receiver.c

@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ void delete_files(struct file_list *flist)
 	int i, j;
 	char *name;
 	extern int module_id;
+	extern int ignore_errors;
 	extern int max_delete;
 	static int deletion_count;
 
 	if (cvs_exclude)
 		add_cvs_excludes();
 
-	if (io_error && !lp_ignore_errors(module_id)) {
+	if (io_error && !(lp_ignore_errors(module_id) || ignore_errors)) {
 		rprintf(FINFO,"IO error encountered - skipping file deletion\n");
 		return;
 	}

rsync.yo

@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ verb(
      --delete                delete files that don't exist on the sending side
      --delete-excluded       also delete excluded files on the receiving side
      --delete-after          delete after transferring, not before
+     --ignore-errors         delete even if there are IO errors
      --max-delete=NUM        don't delete more than NUM files
      --partial               keep partially transferred files
      --force                 force deletion of directories even if not empty