My request is not to change the default behavior, but to add a new command-line option that would effect new behavior. When one wants the default behavior, one simply does not use the option.
Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net> writes: > 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. > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -- 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
