rsync command does not process source argument as a full rsync

peterhinch / micropython-nano-gui

A lightweight MicroPython GUI library for display drivers based on framebuf class

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rsync command does not process source argument as a full rsync #33

Closed jose1711 closed 2 years ago

jose1711 commented 2 years ago

In full rsync this:

rsync -av gui /dest  # copy what's inside gui directory

is not equal to,

rsync -av gui/ /dest  # create gui/ inside /dest, then recursively copy its contents

Rsync command does not really differentiate between the two (always contents is copied and not the directory itself), which is somewhat confusing.

peterhinch commented 2 years ago

I don't understand this issue. At no point in my docs do I suggest the use of rsync.

jose1711 commented 2 years ago

Sorry @peterhinch, wrong repository. Anyway I know that you suggest to use cp -r instead but unlike rsync it does not give any visual feedback and first time I used it all it did was locked the terminal for approx. 10 minutes after which I decided to physically disconnect the microcontroller. Perhaps - once the issue with rshell's rsync is fixed you can update the README (?). Closing.