rsync "skipping non-regular files" with --archive option
Hi
According to the man page, rsync should copy "special" and "device" files if the corresponding options are set. Also the man page says that the -a option (--archive) includes the -D option, which is "same as --devices and --specials".
BUT
We use the -a option, and still get the following in our report:
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/full"
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/null"
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/ptmx"
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/random"
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/tty"
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/urandom"
skipping non-regular file "pristine/dev/zero"
Is this the expected behavior?
(BTW this is copying a non-running linux-vserver called 'pristine')
Thanks for any enlightenment.
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