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@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ See the [`--trust-sender`](#opt) option for additional details. CAUTION: it is not particularly safe to use rsync to copy files from a case-preserving filesystem to a case-ignoring filesystem. If you must perform such a copy, you should either disable symlinks via `--no-links` or enable the -munging of symlinks via [`--munge-links`](#opt)) (and make sure you use the +munging of symlinks via [`--munge-links`](#opt) (and make sure you use the right local or remote option). This will prevent rsync from doing potentially dangerous things if a symlink name overlaps with a file or directory. It does not, however, ensure that you get a full copy of all the files (since that may not be possible when the names overlap). A potentially better solution is to list all the source files and create a safe list of filenames that you pass to -the [`--files-from`)(#opt) option. Any files that conflict in name would need +the [`--files-from`](#opt) option. Any files that conflict in name would need to be copied to different destination directories using more than one copy. While a copy of a case-ignoring filesystem to a case-ignoring filesystem can |