https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4378
Summary: Handling of symbolic links
Product: rsync
Version: 2.6.6
Platform: x86
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: core
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
QAContact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RSync ignores symbolic links by default (warning written out).
Scenario: 'dirA' contains files and links and should be synchronized with
'dirB' and vice versa.
rsync -v --delete dirA dirB
copies files from A to B and lets links in A. The opposite command
rsync -v --delete dirB dirA
should now do nothing because directories are "in sync". Instead of this the
command deletes the links in A.
I argue that links should not be deleted if they are ignored in the opposite
direction. Otherwise it is not possible to write "symmetric commands". Of
course the same is true for the other variants of link treatment (not tested by
me).
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