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Marvin Rösch 5aa9811084 copy,copyto,move,moveto: implement logger flags to store result of sync
This enables the logger flags (`--combined`, `--missing-on-src`
etc.) for the `rclone copy` and `move` commands (as well as their
`copyto` and `moveto` variants) akin to `rclone sync`. Warnings for
unsupported/wonky flag combinations are also printed, e.g. when the
destination is not traversed but `--dest-after` is specified.

- fs/operations: add reusable methods for operation logging
- cmd/sync: use reusable methods for implementing logging in sync command
- cmd: implement logging for copy/copyto/move/moveto commands
- fs/operations/operationsflags: warn about logs in conjunction with --no-traverse
- cmd: add logger docs to copy and move commands

Fixes #8115
2025-06-20 16:55:00 +01:00

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## Logger Flags
The `--differ`, `--missing-on-dst`, `--missing-on-src`, `--match` and `--error` flags write paths,
one per line, to the file name (or stdout if it is `-`) supplied. What they write is described
in the help below. For example `--differ` will write all paths which are present
on both the source and destination but different.
The `--combined` flag will write a file (or stdout) which contains all
file paths with a symbol and then a space and then the path to tell
you what happened to it. These are reminiscent of diff files.
- `= path` means path was found in source and destination and was identical
- `- path` means path was missing on the source, so only in the destination
- `+ path` means path was missing on the destination, so only in the source
- `* path` means path was present in source and destination but different.
- `! path` means there was an error reading or hashing the source or dest.
The `--dest-after` flag writes a list file using the same format flags
as [`lsf`](/commands/rclone_lsf/#synopsis) (including [customizable options
for hash, modtime, etc.](/commands/rclone_lsf/#synopsis))
Conceptually it is similar to rsync's `--itemize-changes`, but not identical
-- it should output an accurate list of what will be on the destination
after the command is finished.
When the `--no-traverse` flag is set, all logs involving files that exist only
on the destination will be incomplete or completely missing.
Note that these logger flags have a few limitations, and certain scenarios
are not currently supported:
- `--max-duration` / `CutoffModeHard`
- `--compare-dest` / `--copy-dest`
- server-side moves of an entire dir at once
- High-level retries, because there would be duplicates (use `--retries 1` to disable)
- Possibly some unusual error scenarios
Note also that each file is logged during execution, as opposed to after, so it
is most useful as a predictor of what SHOULD happen to each file
(which may or may not match what actually DID.)