Devuan bug report logs - #667
rsync: fails to honour a tilde (~) in --log-file option

Package: rsync; Maintainer for rsync is (unknown); Source for rsync is src:rsync.

Reported by: Dave <rsync-bug-2c04@wsfd.ath.cx>

Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 22:58:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 3.1.3-6

Done: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>

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From: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
To: Dave <rsync-bug-2c04@wsfd.ath.cx>, 667@bugs.devuan.org
Subject: Re: bug#667: rsync: fails to honour a tilde (~) in --log-file option
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Dave,

On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 05:55:52PM -0500, Dave wrote:
> Package: rsync
> Version: 3.1.3-6
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> Normal rsync local system directory copying/archiving using the '--log-file' option
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?

I doubt this is an rsync issue. Tilde expansion on the command line is handled
by your shell before executing the expanded command line. See sh(1).

> 1. Executing "rsync -a --verbose --log-file=~/xx/mylog ~/xxxx ~/xx"

If you are quoting the command, that will prevent tilde expansion.

Mark

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Devuan bug report logs - #667 rsync: fails to honour a tilde (~) in --log-file option

Devuan bug report logs - #667
rsync: fails to honour a tilde (~) in --log-file option