backupto command

[altoclef]

I am trying backupto for the first time.

Minimal example: I want to backup the contents of test1 folder into test2:

D:\XYtest? /flat

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I started with backupto "D:\XYtest\test2\","D:\XYtest\test1\", 1,1,1,1,,1,1

However, the report (edited) says:

From: D:\XYtest\
To: D:\XYtest\test2\

Processed files:
New D:\XYtest\test1\testfile.txt -> D:\XYtest\test2\test1\testfile.txt

Created folders:
CreateDir D:\XYtest\test2\test1\

backupto has backed up the folder test1 and its contents, not just the contents as I expected. To get the results I want, I need to add a wildcard to the source parameter: "D:\XYtest\test1\*"

However, the report's From path does not include 'test1'. If the code is doing what the report says, it makes sense that the test1 folder itself is copied into test2, but that seems like a bug to me.

Please could someone confirm

• that including the wildcard is the correct way to do what I want
• whether the From line in the report is correct

[Native2904]

My experiences with XY aren't that profound yet, but I copied this button from instructions and that's how I make my backups..

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[admin]

Yep, Native2904 points into the right direction: check out the sync command.

This is air code (not tested), but something like this should work you:

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sync "D:\XYtest\test1\", "D:\XYtest\test2\", 1, 0, 0, "ckn";