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"description": "rsync built on cygwin doesn't understand windows drive letters. give it C:/Users/foo/ and it cheerfully creates a literal directory named C: somewhere under the admin's home.",
"path": "/posts/2026-05-12-rsync-cygwin-paths/",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-12T07:15:00.000000Z",
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"tags": [
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"title": "rsync on windows: C: isn't a drive, it's a directory name"
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