rsync - May 2014 - [Bug 10629] New: rsync follows symlinks that point to same directory / endless loop

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10629

           Summary: rsync follows symlinks that point to same directory /
                    endless loop
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.1.1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P5
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: kim at evolution7.com.au
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


Hi,

when using "--copy-links" and there is a symlink which points to the
same
directory rsync should not follow. Else it runs into an endless loop and
throws"

"failed: Too many levels of symbolic links (40)"

Cheers,
Kim

-- 
Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
You are the QA contact for the bug.

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10629

Timothee Besset <ttimo at ttimo.net> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 CC|                            |ttimo at ttimo.net

--- Comment #1 from Timothee Besset <ttimo at ttimo.net> ---
This problem still exists in rsync v3.2.3. `--copy-links` cannot be used when
symlink loops are present.

-- 
You are receiving this mail because:
You are the QA Contact for the bug.

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10629

--- Comment #2 from Kevin Korb <rsync at sanitarium.net> ---
Since find is one of the few utilities that actually corrects for symlink loops
you can use it as a workaround.  Something like: 

cd /source/path ; find -L . -print | rsync ... --copy-links --files-from=- ./
/target/path/

-- 
You are receiving this mail because:
You are the QA Contact for the bug.