name : rsync-no-vanished #!/usr/bin/env bash REAL_RSYNC=/usr/bin/rsync IGNOREEXIT=24 IGNOREOUT='^(file has vanished: |rsync warning: some files vanished before they could be transferred)' # If someone installs this as "rsync", make sure we don't affect a server run. for arg in "${@}"; do if [[ "$arg" == --server ]]; then exec $REAL_RSYNC "${@}" exit $? # Not reached fi done set -o pipefail # This filters stderr without merging it with stdout: { $REAL_RSYNC "${@}" 2>&1 1>&3 3>&- | grep -E -v "$IGNOREOUT"; ret=${PIPESTATUS[0]}; } 3>&1 1>&2 if [[ $ret == $IGNOREEXIT ]]; then ret=0 fi exit $ret