$ cd test; ln -s ../apps; ll; cd ..
total 1.0K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 Ryan None 7 May 26 18:04 apps -> ../apps/
$ rsync -vrlpt test/ test-backup/
sending incremental file list
created directory test-backup
./
apps -> ../apps
$ rsync -vrlpt test/ test-backup/
sending incremental file list
$ ll test-backup/
total 1.0K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 Ryan None 7 May 26 18:04 apps -> ../apps/
$ rsync -vrlpt test/ /cygdrive/z/laptop-backup/test-backup/
sending incremental file list
created directory /cygdrive/z/laptop-backup/test-backup
./
apps -> ../apps
$ rsync -vrlpt test/ /cygdrive/z/laptop-backup/test-backup/
sending incremental file list
apps -> ../apps
$ ll !$
ll /cygdrive/z/laptop-backup/test-backup/
total 1.0M
-rw-r--r-- 1 ???????? ???????? 28 May 26 18:04 apps
$ rsync -vrlpt /cygdrive/z/laptop-backup/test-backup/ test-restore/
sending incremental file list
created directory test-restore
./
apps
$ ll test-restore/apps
-rw-r--r-- 1 Ryan None 28 May 26 18:04 test-restore/apps
$ cat !$
cat test-restore/apps
!<symlink>ââ../apps