Rsync temporary file name

2016-03-19 Thread Gionatan Danti
Hi list, I have some questions on how rsync names the temporary files it create during a file transfer. It is my understanding that temporary files are name ..ABCDEF, where "ABCDEF" is a random 6-chars alphanumeric string. First question: it is correct to say that the random aphanumeric stri

Deleted symlinks when receiveing files with the same name

2016-03-19 Thread Gionatan Danti
Hi list, I would like to know if the following rsync's behavior can be changed/modified. I noticed that when rsync receive a file for which the local filesystem already has a symlinks with the same path/name, it _first_ delete the symlink, _then_ it start the transfer. I think there are two

[Bug 11800] New: smarter "safe" symlink detection

2016-03-19 Thread samba-bugs
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11800 Bug ID: 11800 Summary: smarter "safe" symlink detection Product: rsync Version: 3.1.1 Hardware: All OS: All Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Prio