Rsync Symlink Test

gistfile1.txt

$ ~ $ cd tmp/
$ ~/tmp $ ls
$ ~/tmp $ mkdir rsync-dir
$ ~/tmp $ mkdir not-rsynced
$ ~/tmp $ echo "Derp" > not-rsynced/file.txt
$ ~/tmp $ echo "Herp" > rsync-dir/localfile.txt
$ ~/tmp $ cd rsync-dir/
$ ~/tmp/rsync-dir $ ln -s localfile.txt local-symlink.txt
$ ~/tmp/rsync-dir $ cat local-symlink.txt 
Herp
$ ~/tmp/rsync-dir $ ln -s ../not-rsynced/file.txt ext-symlink.txt
$ ~/tmp/rsync-dir $ cat ext-symlink.txt 
Derp
$ ~/tmp/rsync-dir $ ls -al
total 12
drwxrwxr-x. 2 alex alex 4096 Apr  3 17:13 .
drwxrwxr-x. 4 alex alex 4096 Apr  3 17:09 ..
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 alex alex   23 Apr  3 17:13 ext-symlink.txt -> ../not-rsynced/file.txt
-rw-rw-r--. 1 alex alex    5 Apr  3 17:11 localfile.txt
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 alex alex   13 Apr  3 17:13 local-symlink.txt -> localfile.txt
$ ~/tmp/rsync-dir $ cd ..
$ ~/tmp $ rsync --copy-unsafe-links rsync-dir/ ~/copied-dir
skipping directory .
$ ~/tmp $ rsync -r --copy-unsafe-links rsync-dir/ ~/copied-dir
skipping non-regular file "local-symlink.txt"
$ ~/tmp $ rsync -rl --copy-unsafe-links rsync-dir/ ~/copied-dir
$ ~/tmp $ cd ~/copied-dir/
$ ~/copied-dir $ ls -al
total 16
drwxrwxr-x.  2 alex alex 4096 Apr  3 17:15 .
drwx------. 37 alex alex 4096 Apr  3 17:14 ..
-rw-rw-r--.  1 alex alex    5 Apr  3 17:15 ext-symlink.txt
-rw-rw-r--.  1 alex alex    5 Apr  3 17:15 localfile.txt
lrwxrwxrwx.  1 alex alex   13 Apr  3 17:15 local-symlink.txt -> localfile.txt
$ ~/copied-dir $