Can the host param be omitted within a ssh session?

[rayw0ng]

When login to host B from host A using ssh, we can use rsync path hostA:path.

In the ssh session, normally we can tell the IP from $SSH_CLIENT, is it possible to omit hostA and use rsync path :path instead?

[WayneD]

You'll need to use something like rsync -ai src/ $(echo $SSH_CLIENT | awk '{print $1}'):dest/

You could also put the sub-command into your .bashrc or similar to define a variable, making it easier to type a $VAR reference in a command: export FROM=$(echo $SSH_CLIENT | awk '{print $1}')

[rayw0ng]

Thanks for your answer.

But I'm not asking how to use rsync, I'm asking is it feasible to add this feature to rsync.

[WayneD]

Sorry, that won't be added.