Using rsync to rename files during copying with --files-from ?

Question

Using rsync, how can I rename files when copying with the --files-from argument? I have about 190,000 files, each of which need to be renamed when copying from source to destination. I plan to have the list of files in a text file to pass to the --files-from argument.

Answer 1

There is no way to arbitrarily rename files with rsync. All rsync can do is move files to a different directory.

You must use a second tool either on the sending or receiving side to rename the files.