Hi all, I have started the rsync in deamon mode. When I use the following command: rsync --port 9876 u018::treeA it seems to work fine but no files are copied from the server. Using rsync without the deamon works fine. I tried to debug it a little bit, but I am unable to figure out what's wrong. 337:david@u050 /export/treeA> rsync -r -vvv --port 9876 u018::treeA opening tcp connection to u018 port 9876 Ahoj! receiving file list ... recv_file_name(.) recv_file_name(a) received 2 names done drwxr-xr-x 512 2002/09/25 15:20:18 . -rw-r--r-- 9 2002/09/25 15:20:18 a recv_file_list done get_local_name count=2 <NULL> recv_files(2) starting generator starting pid=197 count=2 generate_files phase=1 recv_files phase=1 generate_files phase=2 recv_files finished wrote 63 bytes read 74 bytes 274.00 bytes/sec total size is 9 speedup is 0.70 _exit_cleanup(code=0, file=main.c, line=925): about to call exit(0) What am I doing wrong? Thank you very much. David
David: Your commandline is in the "listing" form. If you add a destination to the line, files will actually be copied. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ o for listing files on a remote machine. This is done the same way as rsync transfers except that you leave off the local destination. Note that in all cases (other than listing) at least one of the source and destination paths must be local. SETUP See the file README for installation instructions. SunOS 5.7 Last change: 1 Mar 1999 2 User Commands rsync(1) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tim Conway tim.conway@philips.com 303.682.4917 office, 303.921.0301 cell Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D Longmont, CO 80501 Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, caesupport2 on AIM "There are some who call me.... Tim?" David Bigagli -Bokis- <david.bigagli@caspur.it> Sent by: rsync-admin@lists.samba.org 09/25/2002 02:37 PM To: rsync@lists.samba.org cc: (bcc: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS) Subject: pulling data from the server Classification: Hi all, I have started the rsync in deamon mode. When I use the following command: rsync --port 9876 u018::treeA it seems to work fine but no files are copied from the server. Using rsync without the deamon works fine. I tried to debug it a little bit, but I am unable to figure out what's wrong. 337:david@u050 /export/treeA> rsync -r -vvv --port 9876 u018::treeA opening tcp connection to u018 port 9876 Ahoj! receiving file list ... recv_file_name(.) recv_file_name(a) received 2 names done drwxr-xr-x 512 2002/09/25 15:20:18 . -rw-r--r-- 9 2002/09/25 15:20:18 a recv_file_list done get_local_name count=2 <NULL> recv_files(2) starting generator starting pid=197 count=2 generate_files phase=1 recv_files phase=1 generate_files phase=2 recv_files finished wrote 63 bytes read 74 bytes 274.00 bytes/sec total size is 9 speedup is 0.70 _exit_cleanup(code=0, file=main.c, line=925): about to call exit(0) What am I doing wrong? Thank you very much. David -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Hello, the man page lists as valid argument: rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST::SRC [DEST] but if I do it I still have problems. 94:david@u050 /export/david> rsync --port 9876 -v u018::treeA /export/david Ahoj! client: nothing to do: perhaps you need to specify some filenames or the --recursive option? Can somebody please send me couple of examples? Thank you, David
The module is considered a directory (since that's what it is), and unless you're going recursive, directories are ignored. try this one: rsync --port 9876 -v u018::treeA/* /tmp or, if you want everything in the module treeA rsync --port 9876 -av u018::treeA /tmp I prefer implying -r with -a, as that also preserves permissions, times, and ownerships, if they can translate (and you're root). I don't mean the inclusion below as an RTFM, just to point out what, among the 1848 lines in the man page, you're looking for: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -r, --recursive This tells rsync to copy directories recursively. If you don't specify this then rsync won't copy direc- tories at all. SunOS 5.7 Last change: 25 Jan 2002 8 User Commands rsync(1) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Oh, and I'm ccing the list so people know the progress on your question. Tim Conway tim.conway@philips.com 303.682.4917 office, 303.921.0301 cell Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D Longmont, CO 80501 Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, caesupport2 on AIM "There are some who call me.... Tim?" David Bigagli -Bokis- <david.bigagli@caspur.it> 09/26/2002 10:10 AM To: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS@AMEC cc: Subject: Re: pulling data from the server Classification: Thank you but what is the correct command line? I tried: rsync --port 9876 -v u018::treeA /tmp but it still does not work. 71:david@u050 /export/david> rsync --port 9876 -v u018::treeA /tmp/a client: nothing to do: perhaps you need to specify some filenames or the --recursive option? Cheers, David On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 tim.conway@philips.com wrote:> David: Your commandline is in the "listing" form. If you add a > destination to the line, files will actually be copied. > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > o for listing files on a remote machine. This is done the > same way as rsync transfers except that you leave off > the local destination. > > Note that in all cases (other than listing) at least one of > the source and destination paths must be local. > > SETUP > See the file README for installation instructions. > > > SunOS 5.7 Last change: 1 Mar 1999 2 > > User Commands rsync(1) > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Tim Conway > tim.conway@philips.com > 303.682.4917 office, 303.921.0301 cell > Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC > 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D > Longmont, CO 80501 > Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, caesupport2 on AIM > "There are some who call me.... Tim?" > > > > > David Bigagli -Bokis- <david.bigagli@caspur.it> > Sent by: rsync-admin@lists.samba.org > 09/25/2002 02:37 PM > > > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > cc: (bcc: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS) > Subject: pulling data from the server > Classification: > > > > > Hi all, > I have started the rsync in deamon mode. When I use the following > command: > > rsync --port 9876 u018::treeA > > it seems to work fine but no files are copied from the server. > > Using rsync without the deamon works fine. > > I tried to debug it a little bit, but I am unable to figure out what's > wrong. > > 337:david@u050 /export/treeA> rsync -r -vvv --port 9876 u018::treeA > opening tcp connection to u018 port 9876 > Ahoj! > > receiving file list ... > recv_file_name(.) > recv_file_name(a) > received 2 names > done > drwxr-xr-x 512 2002/09/25 15:20:18 . > -rw-r--r-- 9 2002/09/25 15:20:18 a > recv_file_list done > get_local_name count=2 <NULL> > recv_files(2) starting > generator starting pid=197 count=2 > generate_files phase=1 > recv_files phase=1 > generate_files phase=2 > recv_files finished > wrote 63 bytes read 74 bytes 274.00 bytes/sec > total size is 9 speedup is 0.70 > _exit_cleanup(code=0, file=main.c, line=925): about to call exit(0) > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thank you very much. > > David > > > > -- > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read:http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html> > > > -- > To unsubscribe or change options:http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync> Before posting, read:http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
Heck no. Technical doc is tough, especially if it's not originally written in your native language. Now, i admit, I was able to resolve my usage issues with the man page, based on the error messages, but again, I'm not having to use a foreign language to do it. I've often thought it must be tough for non-english speaking technical people, since most software is written by and for english speakers, even when it's written by, for instance, a Finn, so all of you guys have to learn english and do things the hard way. I was on a project in Tokyo, and found myself without a translator. Knowing the above fact, I fired up vi, and we communicated in text. Tim Conway tim.conway@philips.com 303.682.4917 office, 303.921.0301 cell Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D Longmont, CO 80501 Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, caesupport2 on AIM "There are some who call me.... Tim?" David Bigagli -Bokis- <david.bigagli@caspur.it> 09/26/2002 01:56 PM To: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS@AMEC cc: rsync@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: pulling data from the server Classification: Thank you. I have read that, but how to use it the first time is not obvious at all. I am pretty sure that you experienced the frustration of using new software and you cannot find the example that you really need in the man page. Or you want to make me believe that the first time you read the man page of tar or dump, you got it right away? :-) Cheers, David On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 tim.conway@philips.com wrote: