print only first level directory name when copying files

[Kevin Korb]

find /mnt/foo/* -maxdepth 0 -print -exec rsync -an `realpath {}` 
/mnt/bar/ \;
  (realpath eliminates the trailing slashes)

On 8/3/23 22:27, Fourhundred Thecat via rsync wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am copying /mnt/foo to /mnt/bar/
> 
>    rsync --info=name1,del2 -rl /mnt/foo /mnt/bar/
> 
> /mnt/foo contains deep directory structure, ie:
> 
>    /mnt/foo/aaa/
>    /mnt/foo/aaa/somestuff/
>    /mnt/foo/aaa/somestuff/file1
> 
>    /mnt/foo/bbb/
>    /mnt/foo/bbb/someotherstuff/
>    /mnt/foo/bbb/someotherstuff/file2
> 
> I am not interested in details which individual files were copied, just
> the main directory. Is it somehow possible for rsync to only report the
> first level directory?
> 
> ie, to have output like this when copying:
> 
>    /mnt/foo/aaa/
>    /mnt/foo/bbb/
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 

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