lftp mirror local directory to remote ftp server without deleting remote files which are missing locally

Question

I have the following command:

lftp -e 'mirror -R /local/backups /' -u username,password ftp://FTP_SERVER

this works fine, until I started cleaning the /local/backups folder. I'd like to upload new files to my FTP_SERVER without deleting those which don't exist locally anymore.

I've tried the additional flags:

--only-missing
--only-newer

but neither is working. Is it at all possible? I know rsync has such an option, but that doesn't work with FTP servers.

Yes, it doesn't look like mirror is the right thing. Possibly `--skip-noaccess` could work. Otherwise you might need to build an explicit file list rather than using `-R`. — Ralph Rönnquist, Apr 24 '16 at 22:32

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '16 at 13:31

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lftp mirror command does not remove files by default, only if you add -e or --delete options.

To confirm that, use mirror --dry-run option.

answered May 23 '16 at 13:31

lav

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LFTP | Version 4.8.3 appears to have no --dry-run option – kevzettler Mar 25 '18 at 22:50
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it's a mirror option, use it like this: lftp -c "mirror --dry-run ..." – lav Sep 25 '19 at 09:24

lftp mirror local directory to remote ftp server without deleting remote files which are missing locally

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