rsync: copy symlink realpaths vs. re-create symlinks
I have this command now:
rsync --copy-links -r src dest
this will copy the target files of any symlinks in src and write out copies of those files in dest.
My question is - is there a way to re-create the symlinks with simply a new target (dest)?
I tried
rsync --links -r src dest
but that didn't seem to do anything.
Say my src dir looks like:
src/
foo/
bar/ # symlinked dir
baz/
rsync
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
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I have this command now:
rsync --copy-links -r src dest
this will copy the target files of any symlinks in src and write out copies of those files in dest.
My question is - is there a way to re-create the symlinks with simply a new target (dest)?
I tried
rsync --links -r src dest
but that didn't seem to do anything.
Say my src dir looks like:
src/
foo/
bar/ # symlinked dir
baz/
rsync
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
supposedly--linksshould work tho: linux.die.net/man/1/rsync
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:02
I also tried--copy-dirlinksthis also copied bar instead of copying the symlink
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:13
I can not reproduce this.rsync -r --links src destcopies the links.
– Kusalananda
Dec 18 at 7:30
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I have this command now:
rsync --copy-links -r src dest
this will copy the target files of any symlinks in src and write out copies of those files in dest.
My question is - is there a way to re-create the symlinks with simply a new target (dest)?
I tried
rsync --links -r src dest
but that didn't seem to do anything.
Say my src dir looks like:
src/
foo/
bar/ # symlinked dir
baz/
rsync
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
I have this command now:
rsync --copy-links -r src dest
this will copy the target files of any symlinks in src and write out copies of those files in dest.
My question is - is there a way to re-create the symlinks with simply a new target (dest)?
I tried
rsync --links -r src dest
but that didn't seem to do anything.
Say my src dir looks like:
src/
foo/
bar/ # symlinked dir
baz/
rsync
rsync
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
asked Dec 18 at 7:01
Alexander Mills
2,15911442
2,15911442
supposedly--linksshould work tho: linux.die.net/man/1/rsync
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:02
I also tried--copy-dirlinksthis also copied bar instead of copying the symlink
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:13
I can not reproduce this.rsync -r --links src destcopies the links.
– Kusalananda
Dec 18 at 7:30
add a comment |
supposedly--linksshould work tho: linux.die.net/man/1/rsync
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:02
I also tried--copy-dirlinksthis also copied bar instead of copying the symlink
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:13
I can not reproduce this.rsync -r --links src destcopies the links.
– Kusalananda
Dec 18 at 7:30
supposedly
--links should work tho: linux.die.net/man/1/rsync– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:02
supposedly
--links should work tho: linux.die.net/man/1/rsync– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:02
I also tried
--copy-dirlinks this also copied bar instead of copying the symlink– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:13
I also tried
--copy-dirlinks this also copied bar instead of copying the symlink– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:13
I can not reproduce this.
rsync -r --links src dest copies the links.– Kusalananda
Dec 18 at 7:30
I can not reproduce this.
rsync -r --links src dest copies the links.– Kusalananda
Dec 18 at 7:30
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--links is correct. But if you have previously used --copy-links, then it will have created real directories (with content) in the destination. A later run with --links will not be able to remove those directories to replace them with links.
$ rsync -r --copy-links src/ dest/ # creates a real directory in /dest
$ ls -l dest
drwxr-xr-x 2 user staff 4096 Dec 18 00:47 bar
Now try to copy the links...
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
cannot delete non-empty directory: bar
could not make way for new symlink: bar
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1052) [sender=3.0.9]
Oops, not yet. Need to remove the destination directory first.
$ rm -rf dest/bar
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
$ ls -l dest
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user staff 6 Dec 18 00:52 bar -> ../bar
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
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hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
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--links is correct. But if you have previously used --copy-links, then it will have created real directories (with content) in the destination. A later run with --links will not be able to remove those directories to replace them with links.
$ rsync -r --copy-links src/ dest/ # creates a real directory in /dest
$ ls -l dest
drwxr-xr-x 2 user staff 4096 Dec 18 00:47 bar
Now try to copy the links...
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
cannot delete non-empty directory: bar
could not make way for new symlink: bar
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1052) [sender=3.0.9]
Oops, not yet. Need to remove the destination directory first.
$ rm -rf dest/bar
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
$ ls -l dest
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user staff 6 Dec 18 00:52 bar -> ../bar
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
2,465715
hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
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--links is correct. But if you have previously used --copy-links, then it will have created real directories (with content) in the destination. A later run with --links will not be able to remove those directories to replace them with links.
$ rsync -r --copy-links src/ dest/ # creates a real directory in /dest
$ ls -l dest
drwxr-xr-x 2 user staff 4096 Dec 18 00:47 bar
Now try to copy the links...
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
cannot delete non-empty directory: bar
could not make way for new symlink: bar
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1052) [sender=3.0.9]
Oops, not yet. Need to remove the destination directory first.
$ rm -rf dest/bar
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
$ ls -l dest
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user staff 6 Dec 18 00:52 bar -> ../bar
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
2,465715
hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
add a comment |
--links is correct. But if you have previously used --copy-links, then it will have created real directories (with content) in the destination. A later run with --links will not be able to remove those directories to replace them with links.
$ rsync -r --copy-links src/ dest/ # creates a real directory in /dest
$ ls -l dest
drwxr-xr-x 2 user staff 4096 Dec 18 00:47 bar
Now try to copy the links...
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
cannot delete non-empty directory: bar
could not make way for new symlink: bar
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1052) [sender=3.0.9]
Oops, not yet. Need to remove the destination directory first.
$ rm -rf dest/bar
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
$ ls -l dest
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user staff 6 Dec 18 00:52 bar -> ../bar
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
2,465715
--links is correct. But if you have previously used --copy-links, then it will have created real directories (with content) in the destination. A later run with --links will not be able to remove those directories to replace them with links.
$ rsync -r --copy-links src/ dest/ # creates a real directory in /dest
$ ls -l dest
drwxr-xr-x 2 user staff 4096 Dec 18 00:47 bar
Now try to copy the links...
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
cannot delete non-empty directory: bar
could not make way for new symlink: bar
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1052) [sender=3.0.9]
Oops, not yet. Need to remove the destination directory first.
$ rm -rf dest/bar
$ rsync -r --links src/ dest/
$ ls -l dest
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user staff 6 Dec 18 00:52 bar -> ../bar
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
2,465715
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
2,465715
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
2,465715
answered Dec 18 at 8:55
BowlOfRed
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hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
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hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
hmmm thanks let me try it again, I didn't see the dir show up after the copy
– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 9:30
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--linksshould work tho: linux.die.net/man/1/rsync– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:02
I also tried
--copy-dirlinksthis also copied bar instead of copying the symlink– Alexander Mills
Dec 18 at 7:13
I can not reproduce this.
rsync -r --links src destcopies the links.– Kusalananda
Dec 18 at 7:30