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-manpage(rsync)(1)(11 Oct 2007)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(26 Oct 2007)()()
manpagename(rsync)(a fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool)
manpagesynopsis()
bf(--keep-dirlinks), the receiver keeps the symlink and "file" ends up in
"bar".
+One note of caution: if you use bf(--keep-dirlinks), you must trust all
+the symlinks in the copy! If it is possible for an untrusted user to
+create their own symlink to any directory, the user could then (on a
+subsequent copy) replace the symlink with a real directory and affect the
+content of whatever directory the symlink references. For backup copies,
+you are better off using something like a bind mount instead of a symlink
+to modify your receiving hierarchy.
+
See also bf(--copy-dirlinks) for an analogous option for the sending side.
dit(bf(-H, --hard-links)) This tells rsync to look for hard-linked files in
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 3.0.0pre2 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 3.0.0pre4 of rsync.
manpagesection(INTERNAL OPTIONS)