tired of typing long paths

rsync /usr/share/xemacs/blah/bla dest:/usr/share/same/long/path/here Wouldn't it be nice to have an option to just say: rsync --same-path /some/long/local/path dest: -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr

quoted blank for local files/dirs?

It's handy that I can use a quoted space in remote names - I need that to get hardlinks copied correctly. It would be nice to be able to do the same for local names. rsync -aHz remote:'dir1 dir2' local < this is accepted rsync -aHz 'dir1 dir2' remote: < this is not accepted -- To unsubscribe o