rsync - Feb 2012 - [Bug 8751] New: rsync does not update symlink

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8751

           Summary: rsync does not update symlink
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.6
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P5
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: spamik at yum.pl
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


rsync -a /dir/mysymlink root at ABC:/dir/mysymlink
does not update symlink (where it points) on machine ABC. Does create it only
if it not exists.


rsync -a /dir/ root at ABC:/dir
this does update /dir/mysymlink

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8751

Wayne Davison <wayned at samba.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WORKSFORME

--- Comment #1 from Wayne Davison <wayned at samba.org> 2013-05-27
00:20:19 UTC ---
Rsync updates symlinks.  You'll need to be more specific.

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