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Re: rsync command line - what does the period (.) do?

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On 2014-11-01, Jon Danniken <jonSPAMdanniken@yaSMPAhoo.com> wrote:
> I remember once reading in the man page for rsync an explanation as to
> the functionality of using a period at the end of a directory, but I
> can't seem to find it.
>
> What is the significance of the period (after /boot/) in a command such as:
>
> rsync -av /boot/. /boot-backup/

I think it cancels out the / just before it:-) rsync operates
differently if you tell it to backup a directlry with a trailing / or
without. If without, it backs up the directory and the contents. If with
a / it backs up just the content. For example lets say a file called 
donaldduck 
is in /boot. With the / you will have a file called 
boot-backup/donaldduck
without the /, you will have a file
boot-backup/boot/donaldduck.  I think the . will do the same as this
latter case, since . is a directory and has not trailing /

>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon

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rsync command line - what does the period (.) do? Jon Danniken <jonSPAMdanniken@yaSMPAhoo.com> - 2014-10-31 21:15 -0700
  Re: rsync command line - what does the period (.) do? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2014-11-01 04:29 +0000
    Re: rsync command line - what does the period (.) do? Jon Danniken <jonSPAMdanniken@yaSMPAhoo.com> - 2014-11-01 08:34 -0700
  Re: rsync command line - what does the period (.) do? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2014-11-01 09:19 +0100
    Re: rsync command line - what does the period (.) do? Jon Danniken <jonSPAMdanniken@yaSMPAhoo.com> - 2014-11-01 08:35 -0700

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