Index: main.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/rsync/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.295
diff -u -r1.295 main.c
--- main.c	20 Feb 2006 17:16:21 -0000	1.295
+++ main.c	22 Feb 2006 23:19:29 -0000
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@
 			flist->count, NS(dest_path));
 	}
 
+	if (list_only)
+		/* We aren't actually receiving anything, so the local name is
+		 * never used.  Don't try to create the destination. */
+		return NULL;
+
 	if (!dest_path)
 		return NULL;