https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8336
--- Comment #7 from Matt McCutchen <m...@mattmccutchen.net> 2011-08-08 12:31:52 UTC --- (In reply to comment #4) > (In reply to comment #3) > > If I do "rsync -R sub/foo sub/bar dest/", I could make the exact same > > argument that "sub is not being sent, just specific files within it" > > But that's exactly what -R does -- it sends the dirs mentioned as path > elements > (it just doesn't scan the dirs). There's no '.' dir mentioned in the path, so > it doesn't get sent. You've just restated the current behavior. My question is, why is it useful? When would you ever want to preserve attributes of all ancestors except the root dir? I cannot imagine any use for avoiding attribute preservation on that particular directory. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug. -- 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
