Eric, --keep-dirlnks was added in version 2.6.3, so it's available in 2.6.6 (but both ends have to be 2.6.3 or later).
Here's an online version of the current man page: http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html --keep-dirlinks (-K) is definitely what you need... John On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Eric Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Matt for this suggestion. My version (2.6.6) doesn't have a > keep-dirlinks option (that sounds like what I want, though). > > In anycase, I removed the -L, and now the structure does not get created > at all. I removed -l also, and that didn't work either. I added only the > -L back, and was left with the same behaviour -- that the symlink turns > into a directory. > > So I think I'm still stuck (or I misunderstood what you said) > > -Eric > > Matt McCutchen wrote: >> On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 11:40 -0800, Eric Horne wrote: >> >>>rsync -rlptDvzL --stats --include=a/ --include=a/dir/ >>>--include=a/dir/symlink/ --include=a/dir/symlink/dir2/ >>>--include=a/dir/symlink/dir2/dir3/ --exclude='**' /export/stuff >>>remote::stuff >> >> >> Since you gave the -L/--copy-links option, the sending rsync pretended >> its symlink was a real directory, and since you didn't give >> -K/--keep-dirlinks, the receiving rsync turned its symlink into a real >> directory to match. -L overrides -l. Take out -L and it should work. > > -- > To unsubscribe or change options: > https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
