https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10495
Summary: "skipping directory foo" (does not transfer
directories by default)
Product: rsync
Version: 3.1.0
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: major
Priority: P5
Component: core
AssignedTo: way...@samba.org
ReportedBy: chea...@gmail.com
QAContact: rsync...@samba.org
rsync's manual does not specify its usage. However, examples are provided in
the USAGE section. Unfortunately, there is a huge error in the very first
example:
rsync -t *.c foo:src/
This would transfer all files matching the pattern *.c from the current
directory to the directory src on the machine foo. If any of the files already
exist on the remote system then the rsync remote-update protocol is used to
update the file by sending only the differences. See the tech report for
details.
In fact, only the files matching the pattern and with the right type are
copied. I do not know which types are copied by default, but I know that
directories are not (unless this would be a Debian-specific behavior). If
--dirs is not specified, trying the above will throw a "skipping directory x"
for all matching directories.
By the way, it is far from obvious which "tech report" this description refers
to.
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