On Sun, 2009-02-01 at 13:33 +0100, Louis-David Mitterrand wrote: > Using 3.0.5 I can't send a file with ':' in its name in the current > directory without prefixing it with ./ > > delos% touch file:ext > > delos% rsync -avP file:ext sylla:/home/ldm > The source and destination cannot both be remote. > rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(1154) [receiver=3.0.5]
That's because the HOST:PATH syntax indicates a source or destination to be accessed via remote shell. If you want to send a file whose name would be misinterpreted as remote, use ./ or --files-from. -- Matt -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
