Exercise 10.2: Use rsync over ssh to add the *.bin files only to the previously created folder

persie.joseph

I don't think it's clear what exactly the point of this lab is. What makes it more confusing is usage of the words "only to the previously created folder" which I believe is the /tmp/receive folder. only to the previously created folder? Where else would it get added/copied?

Perhaps it needs some rewording.

persie.joseph

Please note, I get the same result from executing this command with or without the trailing period in the destination argument.

rsync -av /tmp/transfer-lab/*.bin root@localhost:/tmp/receive/

Versus

rsync -av /tmp/transfer-lab/*.bin root@localhost:/tmp/receive/.

What is the difference?

coop

This is because "." just indicates the current directory, so using the . or not makes no difference. I doubt the author intended to make a point about this, in fact the "." in the second command might have been meant as sentence punctuation and eventually wound up in the lab description So an accidental learning exercise.