From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 19 12:38:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46627106567E for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:38:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06A058FC2C for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:38:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from isis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.63]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KgfFB-0005Xm-36 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:02 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.238]) by isis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1KgfF9-0000q3-HN for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:37:52 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost.men.bris.ac.uk [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8JCboFt084188 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:37:51 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m8JCborD084187 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:37:50 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:37:50 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080919123750.GA84143@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Spam-Score: -1.4 X-Spam-Level: - Subject: rsync colon in filename to MSWin fails X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:38:03 -0000 I cannot trasfer a file with a colon via rsync to a Win box. I've rsync-3.0.4 on the FBSD (sending side) and rsync-2.6.9 under cygwin on Win (receiving side). I'm not sure what the error message means: % rsync ./http:__en.wikipedia.org_favicon.ico mexas@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: rsync: rename "/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/mexas/My Documents/work/.http:__en.wikipedia.org_favicon.ico.8dBX2K" -> "http:__en.wikipedia.org_favicon.ico": No such file or directory (2) rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1040) [sender=3.0.4] Note the extra dot before the file name, and extra suffix at the end. Is this the expected behaviour? However, to another FBSD box transfer is fine: % rsync ./http:__en.wikipedia.org_favicon.ico mexas@zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz: % Is this something to do with Windows, or old rsync version on cygwin? Even more bizzare, I get the same error even if I "--exclude" all such files from transfer. many thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423