title: How can I make rsync transfer files in chronological order?
body: <p>I have a directory structure laid out by date like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>2014/01/01
  2014/01/02
  ...
  2014/01/31
  2014/02/01
  ...
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have new directories and files that get created every day, and I need to rsync them from one machine to another. But if rsync dies for some reason, I need the earlier files to be transferred before the later ones so there's not a gap in the dates. Is there a way to get rsync to do this, or is there some tool other than rsync that's more appropriate for the job?</p>