Dave Dykstra on Thu 16/01 14:57 -0600: > > > The patch from 2-1/2 years ago for changing copy-unsafe-links to > > > follow unsafe links on the destination side also included > > > essentially this patch. > > > > just to be clear, without using copy-unsafe-links, rsync still > > copies absolute symlinks which point out of the source tree, > > verbatim to the destination (even if it ends up dangling on the > > destination), right? > > Right, with the -l or --links option (implied by -a).
not to beat a dead horse, but copy-unsafe-links is certainly a misnomer. I liked your follow-unsafe-links much better. Copying the links doesn't really have much to do with following them, which is what the option actually does... -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
