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Why does inserting an empty quote ("") into a rsync command cause the current directory to be backed up? Not sure if this is a UNIX-syntax question or rsync-syntax question. Code: #!/bin/sh echo "\nspace between quotes has no effect; only music is backed up:" rsync -ilrtn " " /home/wolf/music /backups/backup1 echo "\nempty quotes backs up current directory

...downloads" failed: No such file or directory (2) rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at /home/lapo/packaging/rsync-3.0.4-1/src/rsync-3.0.4/main.c(1506) [receiver=3.0.4] ]]] http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/000095399/basedefs/xbd_chap04.html#tag_04_11 mentions that "[a] pathname that begins with two successive slashes may be interpreted in an implementation-defined manner, although more than two leading slashes shall be treated as a single slash." The attached patch prevents two leading slashes from being converted to one and work...