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Klaus Tiedemann wrote:
> Hello cygwin,
> 
> is there any progress on the "file name too long" problem ?
> I think a lot of people would like to use rsync under cygwin for backup
> or replication, but as long as cygwin can't handle long path names this
> is not a serious option ...
> 
> Is there at least a workaround you can recommend ?
Shorter paths.

> 
> Best regards
> Klaus
Try 1.7 snapshot if it fixes your problem.

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