Re: btrfs subvolume snapshot syntax too "smart"

[Xavier Nicollet <nicollet@jeru.org>]

Le 04 avril 2011 =E0 12:57, Freddie Cash a =E9crit:
> Isn't this a situation where supporting a trailing / would help?
>=20
> For example, with the / at the end, means "put the snapshot into the
> folder".  Thus "btrfs subvolume snapshot /ssd/sub1 /ssd/5/" would
> create a "sub1" snapshot inside the 5/ folder.  Running it a second
> time would error out since /ssd/5/sub1/ already exists.  And if the 5=
/
> folder doesn't exist, it would error out.
>=20
> And without the / at the end, means "name the snapshot".  Thus "btrfs
> subvolume snapshot /ssd/sub1 /ssd/5" would create a snapshot named
> "/ssd/5".  Running the command again would error out due to the
> snapshot already existing.  And if the 5/ folder doesn't exist, it's
> created.  And it errors out if the 5/ folder already exists.
>=20
> Or, something along those lines.  Similar to how other apps work
> with/without a trailing /.

I am not an expert, but I think it is the opposite with rsync.

Cheers,

--=20
Xavier Nicollet
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