-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I don't speak for anyone else but I would be opposed to this. Primarily because there isn't an alternate syntax that performs the exact same function /path/* doesn't work as expected if using --delete (and for good reason).
On 01/07/12 21:40, John J Foerch wrote: > Hello, > > This is a feature request for a command-line option to disable > special interpretation of trailing slashes on source directories. > I have been using rsync for a couple of years now (what an awesome > program!) and the meaning of the trailing slash on a source is > always the one aspect of its syntax that slows me down and makes me > check and re-check the manual to ensure that I have remembered its > behavior correctly. The likelihood of making a mistake with a > trailing slash is compounded by the fact that shell completion > (e.g. in bash) puts it there by default, and it was this very > behavior that caused me to be a little too carefree last week and > mess up a large backup. While the trailing slash is a powerful > and useful feature, it also strikes me as risky to have so much > power built into a single character of syntax, especially a > character which usually has no special meaning in other programs. > Others I have chatted with on this topic shared the same view. My > feature request then, is for a command line switch to disable the > special interpretation of the trailing slash on sources. A short > option would be preferred. My reasoning is that it is easier to > remember to always use a particular option, except in situations > requiring more nuance, than it is to remember the special rule and > to always check the syntax of the sources. > > Thank you for your time. > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk8JA90ACgkQVKC1jlbQAQcecwCcCCIUg19hL/gxyDKJh2OTBBO4 N5QAnA95PRm1pDwn2MPeCmy7o2zldc+I =osqT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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