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  • --link-dest doesn't appear to work for me using rsync v2.6.9 on macOS. I'm running rsync -av --link-dest=a a/ b/ and directory b/ contains file copies, not hardlinks. Commented Aug 24, 2021 at 16:10
  • @MichaelR, you are right. I'm sorry! I tested the following on MacOS and it works: rsync -av --link-dest="$PWD/a" a/ b Commented Aug 26, 2021 at 21:11