sync --preserve-symlinks/--follow-symlinks

[hieuhoang]

Which version of the AzCopy was used?

Note: The version is visible when running AzCopy without any argument

Which platform are you using? (ex: Windows, Mac, Linux)

Linux

What command did you run?

Note: Please remove the SAS to avoid exposing your credentials. If you cannot remember the exact command, please retrieve it from the beginning of the log file.

azcopy sync $LOCAL_DIR "https://hieustorage2.blob.core.windows.net/hieublob2/hieu/env-sync/$ME/?$sas" --recursive --log-level=ERROR --delete-destination=true --preserve-symlinks=true

What problem was encountered?

unknown flag: --preserve-symlinks

How can we reproduce the problem in the simplest way?

run azcopy sync with flag: --preserve-symlinks

Have you found a mitigation/solution?

Is there an underlying issue that prevents symlinks from being backed up using azcopy copy but allow them to be copied using azcopy copy?