. is the 'current directory' notation in unix. .. is the parent directory.
/kc On Mon, Oct 08, 2018 at 01:57:09PM -0700, Parke via rsync said: >Hello, > >I ran the following commands: > >rsync /tmp/foo remote: >rsync remote:/tmp/foo . > >On the remote computer, the following commands were executed: > >rsync --server -e.LsfxC . . >rsync --server --sender -e.LsfxC . /tmp/foo > >Does anyone know, what is the meaning of the three dots/periods in the >above two commands? The first command ends with two dots (". .") and >the second command has one dot (namely, the dot before /tmp/foo). > >(Yes, I know that --server and --sender are intended for internal use >only. Despite that, I want to try to get two rsync children to talk >to each other over a pipe created by a non-rsync parent.) > >Thank you, > >Parke > >-- >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 -- Ken Chase - Heavy Computing Inc. - Guelph Canada -- 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