On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 17:03 +0100, "Jürgen Fluk" wrote: > rsync 2.6.9 --link-dest does > > - not hardlink special files (symlink, device nodes) > This doesn't take much space, but it clutters the logfiles > > - change owner/groupship on the hardlink > So if I use a hard-linked-tree-per-day, it changes history also
Those behaviors are not the intended ones for rsync 2.6.9. It is supposed to hardlink symlinks and devices (assuming the filesystem supports it and the configure-time test succeeded), and it is never supposed to mutate --link-dest basis files. Please provide your rsync command line and some information about your machine so I can try to figure out why rsync is working incorrectly for you. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
