Handle separated devices and special files.

[rsync/rsync.git] / backup.c

diff --git a/backup.c b/backup.c
index d36524a..11011cf 100644 (file)
--- a/backup.c
+++ b/backup.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern char *backup_dir;
 
 extern int am_root;
 extern int preserve_devices;
+extern int preserve_specials;
 extern int preserve_links;
 extern int preserve_hard_links;
 extern int orig_umask;
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ static int keep_backup(char *fname)
                return 0;
 
        /* Check to see if this is a device file, or link */
-       if (IS_DEVICE(file->mode) && am_root && preserve_devices) {
+       if ((am_root && preserve_devices && IS_DEVICE(file->mode))
+        || (preserve_specials && IS_SPECIAL(file->mode))) {
                do_unlink(buf);
                if (do_mknod(buf, file->mode, file->u.rdev) < 0
                    && (errno != ENOENT || make_bak_dir(buf) < 0