rsync: some files could not be transferred (code 23)

Question

It is the first time I use rsync and I got the following error:

rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-40/rsync/main.c(1400) [generator=2.6.9]

How do I know which files have not been transferred, and why?

Also, is .htaccess.save created by rsync ? I don't have an apache server, just lighttpd.

Answer 1

I solved this problem by using the parameter -vv, this puts rsync in a more verbose mode.

Answer 2

Try this:

--size-only
     Normally rsync will not transfer any files that are already the same size and
     have the same modification time-stamp. With the --size-only option, files will
     not be transferred if they have the same size, regardless of timestamp. This is
     useful when starting to use rsync after using another mirroring system which
     may not preserve timestamps exactly.