Does rsync -L tag use target name or host name

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I have a directory on a files on 2 different partitions, as i need these hardlinked rather than symlinked when they are rsync'd to my client server, does the -L option use the target name or the host name of the file ..

i.e. my symlink looks like:

file_a.txt_ahahagj -> /usr/local/etc/file_a.txt

does it use: file_a.txt_ahahagj or file_a.txt

i need it to use file_a.txt_ahahagj if anyone knows how to do this it would be great

If the files are on different partitions, you are not going to be able to hard link them. Hard links work only within a single file system. — twalberg, Nov 18 '13 at 18:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '13 at 17:09

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Rsync -L does work for this scenario it will use the target name when syncing.

answered Nov 18 '13 at 17:09

Charabon

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