Using rsync with MSYS2 to convert Windows source/dest paths to Linux format
In this article, we will discuss how to use rsync with MSYS2 to convert Windows source and destination paths to a Linux-compatible format. This is useful when you need to synchronize files between a Windows system and a Linux system, and the paths on the Windows system are not compatible with the Linux target.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
- MSYS2
- rsync
Example: Converting Windows source/dest paths to Linux format
Let's consider an example where the source path starts with "C:\src\..." and the destination path is "/c/src/...". To synchronize these paths using rsync, you can run the following command:
msys2:\> rsync -av --relative --archive --compress --exclude='*' C:\src\... /c/src/...
Explanation of the command
The command above does the following:
- -a: Archive mode. This implies -r (recursion), -l (preserve symbolic links), -p (preserve permissions), and -t (preserve timestamps).
- -v: Verbose mode. This displays the files being transferred and the progress.
- --relative: Use relative paths instead of absolute paths.
- --archive: Archive mode (same as -a).
- --compress: Compress data during transfer.
- --exclude='*': Exclude all files (useful to avoid transferring unnecessary files).
In this article, we have discussed how to use rsync with MSYS2 to convert Windows source and destination paths to a Linux-compatible format. This is useful when synchronizing files between a Windows system and a Linux system, and the paths on the Windows system are not compatible with the Linux target.
References
- rsync Manual: https://rsync.samba.org/
- MSYS2 Installation: https://www.msys2.org/
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