what Ed said... :-) On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Ed wrote: > rsync -avH --progress dirname/ webhostname:www/differentdirname > > add the trailing / and it works on the contents - see the section on Usage: > http://www.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:36 PM,   wrote: >> >> How can I modify the following syntax to copy a directory >> to a different directory name? >> >> I currently use this: >> >> rsync -avH --progress dirname webhostname:www/ >> >> Which works fine to update the contents of dirname. >> But how could I modify this syntax so that it would >> copy the contents of "dirname" to "differentdirname" ? >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss