When --partial-dir is used rsync creates new or updated files inside a temporary dir. For example the new version of some/path/file is created in some/path/<partial-dir-name>/file and later moved.
What happens if a new directory is created? If some/path/newdir/newfile is to be copied, is it done in some/path/<partial-dir-name>/newdir/<partial-dir-name>/newfile? Or is newdir created immediately and the temporary put in some/path/newdir/<partial-dir-name>/newfile? What happens if a directory already exists but its timestamp and/or permissions changed? I suppose partial-dir isn't used in this case, or is it? -- 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
