I have noticed an anomaly with symbolic links. umask 027 mkdir folder1 echo 'hello world' > folder1/file1 cd folder1 ln -s file1 softfile1 rsync -a ../folder1/ ../folder2/ ls -lF ../folder*
../folder1: total 16 -rw-r----- 1 alan alan 12 Apr 26 00:00 file1 lrwxr-x--- 1 alan alan 5 Apr 26 00:02 softfile1@ -> file1 ../folder2: total 16 -rw-r----- 1 alan alan 12 Apr 26 00:00 file1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 alan alan 5 Apr 26 00:03 softfile1@ -> file1 The symbolic link has a new creation time and different permissions. I am using rsync version 3.0.0cvs protocol version 30.PR2 The Apple rsync version 2.6.3 protocol version 28 gives the same result. Is this a MacOSX quirk that I don't need to worry about. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
