Re: Deleting files

[michael-franzese]

> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 4:22 AM
> From: "TRS-80" <lists.trs-80@isnotmyreal.name>
> To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Deleting files
>
> On 2021-02-21 18:01, michael-franzese@gmx.com wrote:
> > I have two directories with files, one is the "source", the other
> > "destination".  I would like to have a script that checks file
> > in "source".  If file name and size matches that at "destination",
> > the file at "source" is deleted.  Preferably using bash.
>
> This may not be exactly what you are looking for, but there is also
> Syncthing[0], which does continual, automatic folder synchronization
> (bidirectional, or send / receive only).
>
> The reason I mention it, is because your workflow sounds vaguely
> reminiscent of how I manage my photos.
>
> I take almost all photos on my Android phone.  They are synced (more or
> less) immediately with Syncthing to my NAS at home (in reality, a small
> SBC[1] running Armbian[2]).
>
> Then nightly (automatically, via cron), I run the sortphotos Python
> script, which moves the photos from the upload/sync folder into their
> final locations in a date based folder tree with consistent filenames
> which I call the timeline[3], along with giving them consistent filename
> format.[4]
>
> After that, I am free to add descriptions, tags, etc. on top of the base
> file name.
>
> Anyway, may or not be directly relevant, just thought I would mention it
> just in case.

Will surely check it out.  I like to go through good designs.

> Cheers,
> TRS-80
>
> [0] https://syncthing.net/
> [1] Single Board Computer, see
> https://www.armbian.com/download/?device_support=Supported for examples
> [2] Debian for SBCs https://www.armbian.com/
> [3]
> https://git.sr.ht/~trs-80/ostrta-spec/tree/HEAD/Specifications.md#filesystem
> [4]
> https://git.sr.ht/~trs-80/ostrta-spec/tree/HEAD/Specifications.md#filename
>
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