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Rsync --files-from not placing in the destination directory

In the OS X terminal I am using the follow rsync command to transfer some source folders to the destination.

rsync -vrl --files-from=/Users/myname/Desktop/myFiles.txt / /Users/Mynames/Desktop/DestFolder

And these are the files that are being transferred (listed in myFiles.txt):

/users/myname/Downloads/downloaded-files1
/users/myname/Downloads/downloaded-files2
/users/myname/Downloads/downloaded-files3

The copy process is completed without errors.

The problem is on destination folder I get full paths like bellow.

    /users/myname/Downloads/downloaded-files1
    /users/myname/Downloads/downloaded-files2
    etc..

I want only the last part /downloaded-files1.

What options should be passed to place the files in the destination directory that is specified on the commandline?

Solution

  • If you just want the files, with any directory structure flattened, then you can simply add the --no-relative option to your command.

    If you want to preserve any directory structure, then you need to form your command like this:

    rsync -vrl --files-from=/Users/myname/Desktop/myFiles.txt /users/myname/Downloads/ /Users/Mynames/Desktop/DestFolder

    And use this as your list:

    downloaded-files1
downloaded-files2
downloaded-files3

    Rsync uses the source directory for the "root" of the files copied.