From 7131c46d9a89f4a3c3d3e92006fc52ecb683b2db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>

Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:49:26 +0100

Subject: [PATCH] rsync: Document use of glob + rsync-out in guestfish

 (RHBZ#1001876).

(cherry picked from commit c04fbbda3e1d2bf98e241a95e069ac1fe202c14f)

---

 generator/actions.ml | 9 ++++++++-

 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/generator/actions.ml b/generator/actions.ml

index 302d61b..d679f1a 100644

--- a/generator/actions.ml

+++ b/generator/actions.ml

@@ -10347,7 +10347,14 @@ The format of the remote server string is defined by L<rsync(1)>.

 Note that there is no way to supply a password or passphrase

 so the target must be set up not to require one.

-The optional arguments are the same as those of C<guestfs_rsync>." };

+The optional arguments are the same as those of C<guestfs_rsync>.

+

+Globbing does not happen on the C<src> parameter.  In programs

+which use the API directly you have to expand wildcards yourself

+(see C<guestfs_glob_expand>).  In guestfish you can use the C<glob>

+command (see L<guestfish(1)/glob>), for example:

+

+ ><fs> glob rsync-out /* rsync://remote/" };

   { defaults with

     name = "ls0";

-- 

1.8.3.1