Why does using --delete -b --backup-dir relative/path puts the deleted files in the target folder, while using the full path works as expected?
my experimentation... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>uname -a Linux feral 2.4.22-1.2115.nptlsmp #1 SMP Wed Oct 29 15:30:09 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>rsync --version rsync version 2.5.6 protocol version 26 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>tree . |-- test0 |-- test1 | |-- a | |-- b | `-- c `-- test2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>rsync -avv --delete -b --backup-dir test2 test1/ test0 building file list ... expand file_list to 4000 bytes, did move done expand file_list to 4000 bytes, did move deleting in . delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file ./ a/ b/ c/ total: matches=0 tag_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0 wrote 77 bytes read 20 bytes 194.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>tree . |-- test0 | |-- a | |-- b | `-- c |-- test1 | |-- a | |-- b | `-- c `-- test2 9 directories, 0 files (0)>mv test1/c test1/d [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>rsync -avv --delete -b --backup-dir test2 test1/ test0 building file list ... expand file_list to 4000 bytes, did move done expand file_list to 4000 bytes, did move deleting in . backup_dir is test2 keep_backup c -> test2/c delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file ./ d/ total: matches=0 tag_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0 wrote 77 bytes read 20 bytes 194.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/test (0)>tree . |-- test0 | |-- a | |-- b | |-- d | `-- test2 <=== why here if relative path? | `-- c |-- test1 | |-- a | |-- b | `-- d `-- test2 <=== goes here if full path given 11 directories, 0 files -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
