From: Wayne Davison Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:24:25 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Mention some mount options that can interfere with --link-dest. X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/commitdiff_plain/302e4346c22a9507f0b13ffff371a5be240d5245 Mention some mount options that can interfere with --link-dest. --- diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index a4ec42fb..9a2f0f01 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -1529,6 +1529,11 @@ An example: quote(tt( rsync -av --link-dest=$PWD/prior_dir host:src_dir/ new_dir/)) +If file's aren't linking, double-check their attributes. Also check if some +attributes are getting forced outside of rsync's control, such a mount option +that squishes root to a single user, or mounts a removable drive with generic +ownership (such as OS X's "Ignore ownership on this volume" option). + Beginning in version 2.6.4, multiple bf(--link-dest) directories may be provided, which will cause rsync to search the list in the order specified for an exact match.