Re: [Fab-user] Specify what directory should be rsynced

[Domen Kožar]

> I'm using plain local('rsync..') atm, even though os.chdir() could work here.
>
> One thing I also noticed is that rsync_project takes the current user
> instead of the one specified in hosts.
>
> Also support for custom port would be welcome
>
> eg:
>
> local('rsync -e "ssh -p 10000" --delete -pthrvz  build/html/
> address@hidden:%(deploy_location)s')
>
> keep up the good work!
>
> ps: one feature that would make things very interesting is to give user
> power to enter shell and maybe jump back to program (I have no idea if
> that is even possible).
>   

>> Specifying local_path or local_dir makes no sense for upload_project
>> since put supports glob patterns (in fact all of upload_project is
>> somewhat questionable).
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>> However, rsync_project is a little bit different - put is not a real
>> substitude here because we expect rsync to handle certain cases much
>> more efficiently (like a project with some large but seldomly changing
>> files).
>>
>> So I think this is a feature that makes sense to implement.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Paul Baumgart <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>> The local path is the directory from which you run Fabric. Currently,
>>> the only way to approximate specifying the local path is by explicitly
>>> excluding everything except the files you want to upload.
>>>
>>> I support adding a local_path parameter, but I suppose it would
>>> slightly change the original intent of the function (as an alternative
>>> to upload_project). The reason I didn't add this from the get-go was
>>> because of my sense that Christian tends towards the minimalist, but
>>> with his blessing I'd be happy to add this functionality.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Domen Kožar <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>>> rsync_project currently only supports to specify remote_dir, how is the
>>>> local project path determined? if it can't be changed, that would be a
>>>> nice feature because sometimes glob is just not enough.
>>>>
>>>> d.
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