Looks like rsync got that option in the end as this is what I get from
18.04's version:
# rsync --help | grep copy-devices
--copy-devices copy device contents as regular file
# dpkg -l| grep rsync
ii rsync3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.4
amd64
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: rsync (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Title:
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FYI: The patches for copy-devices and write-devices are located at
git://git.samba.org/rsync-patches.git
The copy-devices patch applies cleanly to git://git.samba.org/rsync.git
but the write-devices patch does not.
I tried the copy-devices patch and it still skips my LVM volume even
though the
I stand corrected, the copy-devices patch does work as is. There was an
additional symlink in the path to the device I was trying to copy that
I was unaware of.
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** Changed in: rsync (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Wishlist
** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #494313
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494313
** Also affects: rsync (Fedora) via
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494313
Importance: Unknown
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