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Rsync's behavior when uploading a directory
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reid-a authored Jul 25, 2024
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field blank, or type `~` -- the shorthand for your home directory -- for
completeness.

With `scp`, a trailing slash on the target directory is optional, and has
no effect. It is important for other commands, like `rsync`.
With `scp`, a trailing slash on the target directory is optional, and has no effect.
A trailing slash on a source directory is important for other commands, like `rsync`.

> ## A Note on `rsync`
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> {: .language-bash}
>
> As written, this will place the local directory and its contents under your
> home directory on the remote system. If the trailing slash is omitted on
> the destination, a new directory corresponding to the transferred directory
> will not be created, and the contents of the source
> directory will be copied directly into the destination directory.
> home directory on the remote system. If a trailing slash is added to the
> source, a new directory corresponding to the transferred directory
> will not be created, and the contents of the source directory will be
> copied directly into the destination directory.
>
> To download a file, we simply change the source and destination:
>
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