rsyncing individual files

[Aaron W Morris]

Mayuran Yogarajah wrote:
> 
> Im trying the following command:
> rsync -ae ssh host.com:/creative/37295/7/file1.jpg /creative
> 
> rsync fails saying 'no such file or directory' because the
> directories /creative/37295 and consequently /creative/37295/7
> do not exist.  What Im wondering is, is it possible to have
> rsyc make those directories? I want to be able to run that
> rsync command and have rsync create the necessary directories
> and put the file there.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

"rsync -aRe ssh host.com:/creative/37295/7/file1.jpg /" might do what 
you want.  Your current command should be copying the file to the 
/creative/ directory (not the subdirectories) because you have not 
specified rsync to use relative paths (-R).

Someone correct me if I am wrong.

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Aaron W Morris <aaronmorris at mindspring.com> (decep)