https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2647
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-05-16 23:31 ------- This isn't rsync issue but a strange manner how bash escapes the <'>. ### Script 1 (won't work): EXLUDES="--exclude='/whatever/'" rsync -avuz "$EXLUDES" /source /destination ### Script 2 (won't either): RSYNC="rsync -avuz --exclude='/whatever/' /source /destination" $RSYNC ### Script 3 (works as expected): VAL="'/whatever/'" EXLUDES="--exclude=$VAL" rsync -avuz "$EXLUDES" /source /destination -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html