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Re: rsync question

From Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid>
Newsgroups uk.comp.os.linux
Subject Re: rsync question
Date 2025-10-07 15:03 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 2025-10-07 14:28, Davey wrote:
>
> On Tue, 7 Oct 2025 11:02:38 +0100
> Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> Why the extra trailing slash on the source?  I would expect something
>> like [beware unintended line wrap, this should be all one line] ...
>>
>> rsync [options] /home/david/Downloads/
>> /media/david/Expansion_Drive/Downloads/
>>
> 
> I have always had that double slash, so cannot remember why. I thought
> that it called for all sub-directories to be included.

I'm not going to say that you're wrong, as it might be an old syntax 
that I've not encountered before, but the usual way of getting a 
recursive copy is to use the -r option:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/rsync

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rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 10:15 +0100
  Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-07 11:02 +0100
    Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 14:28 +0100
      Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-07 15:03 +0100
        Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 15:39 +0100
      Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 09:52 +0100
        Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-08 10:25 +0100
          Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 11:06 +0100
            Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-08 11:23 +0100
              Re: rsync question Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-08 13:02 +0100
                Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 15:23 +0100
                Re: rsync question Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-08 18:21 +0100
                Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 20:45 +0100
                Re: rsync question Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-09 08:40 +0100
                Re: rsync question Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-09 10:46 +0100
                Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-09 17:42 +0100
  Re: rsync question Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> - 2025-10-07 13:30 +0100
    Re: rsync question SOLVED!! Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 14:34 +0100
      Re: rsync question SOLVED!! Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> - 2025-10-07 14:48 +0100

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