Attachment 12087 Details for Bug 11909 – Patch to rsync.yo

[patch] Patch to rsync.yo

rsync.yo.patchv2 (text/plain), 1.75 KB, created by Karl O. Pinc on 2016-05-08 02:10:09 UTC

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Creator: Karl O. Pinc

Created: 2016-05-08 02:10:09 UTC

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>diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
>index 0ec5e55..166b58e 100644
>--- a/rsync.yo
>+++ b/rsync.yo
>@@ -2829,17 +2829,19 @@ itemization(
>   version 2.6.7.
> )
> 
>-Note that, when using the bf(--recursive) (bf(-r)) option (which is implied by
>-bf(-a)), every subcomponent of every path is visited from the top down, so
>-include/exclude patterns get applied recursively to each subcomponent's
>-full name (e.g. to include "/foo/bar/baz" the subcomponents "/foo" and
>-"/foo/bar" must not be excluded).
>-The exclude patterns actually short-circuit the directory traversal stage
>-when rsync finds the files to send.  If a pattern excludes a particular
>-parent directory, it can render a deeper include pattern ineffectual
>-because rsync did not descend through that excluded section of the
>-hierarchy.  This is particularly important when using a trailing '*' rule.
>-For instance, this won't work:
>+Note that, when using the bf(--recursive) (bf(-r)) option (which is
>+implied by bf(-a)), every component of every pathname is visited left
>+to right; directories are examined before their content.  In this way
>+include/exclude patterns are applied recursively to the full pathname
>+of each node in the filesystem's tree.  The exclude patterns
>+short-circuit the directory traversal stage as rsync finds the files
>+to send.  (E.g. to include "/foo/bar/baz", "/foo" and "/foo/bar" must
>+not be excluded.  Excluding either prevents examination of their
>+content.)  If a pattern excludes a particular parent directory this
>+will render a deeper include pattern ineffectual because rsync does
>+not descend through the excluded section of the hierarchy.  This is
>+particularly important when using a trailing '*' rule.  For instance,
>+this won't work:
> 
> quote(
> tt(+ /some/path/this-file-will-not-be-found)nl()

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