Re: empty quotes for rsync parameter

2009-10-11 Thread Wolfram Volpi
Thanks for the links Matt. Now I understand. wolfv -- 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

Re: empty quotes for rsync parameter

2009-10-11 Thread Matt McCutchen
On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 00:37 -0700, Wolfram Volpi wrote: > Why does inserting an empty quote ("") into a rsync command cause the current > directory to be backed up? > > Not sure if this is a UNIX-syntax question or rsync-syntax question. > > Code: > #!/bin/sh > > echo "\nspace between quotes ha