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2003 Aug 25
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rsync silently changes special files to regular ones!
rsync version 2.5.6 protocol version 26 on FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386
"promotes" character special files to regular files:
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# ll /dev/stdout
8282 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel - 22, 1 Aug 23 17:30 /dev/stdout
# rsync localhost::rsync/readme /dev/stdout
$Id: readme,v 1.2 2003/08/05 02:38:25 root Exp root $
...
# ll /dev/stdout
7527 -rw-r--r-- 1 root