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[Bob S <911@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 08 July 2008 05:04:12 am Dave Howorth wrote:
> Bob S wrote:
> > 1  When I backup a direcory (home for instance) rsync copies everything
> > UNDER that folder. How can I make it keep the title directory? "home"
Thanks for replying Sudhir, Sampsa, Dave

> You will often get better answers if you provide more detailed
> information. In this case, it would be useful to know the exact command
> you are currently using, because without it we have to guess what your
> problem is.
>
> If you read the rsync man page carefully, you will see that there is a
> difference between:
That is the keyword, carefully intently, and confusing. 

>   rsync -a foo:src/bar/ /data/tmp
>
> and
>
>   rsync -a foo:src/bar /data/tmp
>
> that results in exactly the difference you want. Perhaps this is the
> source of your problem?
Yes, I now see the difference. Thanks. I will try it later.

Bob S
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