rclone copy --name-transform "replace=%40:@" is not valid

[ranryl]

The associated forum post URL from https://forum.rclone.org

What is the problem you are having with rclone?

run rclone copy --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" s3:bucket_name/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl .
filename not change

What is your rclone version (output from rclone version)

rclone v1.71.2

• os/version: ubuntu 20.04 (64 bit)
• os/kernel: 5.4.0-186-generic (x86_64)
• os/type: linux
• os/arch: amd64
• go/version: go1.25.3
• go/linking: static
• go/tags: none

Which OS you are using and how many bits (e.g. Windows 7, 64 bit)

5.4.0-186-generic #206-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 26 12:31:10 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Which cloud storage system are you using? (e.g. Google Drive)

nfs

The command you were trying to run (e.g. rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)

rclone copy --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" s3:bucket_name/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl .

A log from the command with the -vv flag (e.g. output from rclone -vv copy /tmp remote:tmp)

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[darthShadow]

You haven't shared any of the requested logs. Please share those.

[kapitainsky]

It would also help to explain what exactly does not work. Only saying that something is "is not valid" is not enough. Nobody can see your screen nor is interested in guessing what you want to achieve.

[ncw]

I tried this locally and it seemed to work

$ mkdir n0 n1
$ touch n0/"user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" 
$ rclone copy -vv --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl n1/
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.72.0-beta.9197.a1921101c.fix-8860-no-traverse" starting with parameters ["rclone" "copy" "-vv" "--name-transform" "replace=%40:@" "--name-transform" "replace=%23:#" "n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" "n1/"]
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ncw/.rclone.conf"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" to be canonical for parent "/tmp/n0"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "n1/"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "n1/" to be canonical "/tmp/n1"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: transformed to: user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: md5 = d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e OK
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl.5b67d019.partial: renamed to: user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl
2025/10/23 15:07:04 INFO  : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: Copied (new) to: user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl
2025/10/23 15:07:04 INFO  : 
Transferred:   	          0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Transferred:            1 / 1, 100%
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : 4 go routines active

$ tree n0 n1
n0
└── user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl
n1
└── user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl

2 directories, 2 files

I tried it with s3 and it worked too

$ rclone copy n0 s3:rclone-test-n
$ rclone copy -vv --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" s3:rclone-test-n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl rclone-test-n1
$ tree rclone-test-n1/
rclone-test-n1/
└── user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl

[ranryl]

I tried this locally and it seemed to work

$ mkdir n0 n1
$ touch n0/"user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" 
$ rclone copy -vv --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl n1/
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.72.0-beta.9197.a1921101c.fix-8860-no-traverse" starting with parameters ["rclone" "copy" "-vv" "--name-transform" "replace=%40:@" "--name-transform" "replace=%23:#" "n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" "n1/"]
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ncw/.rclone.conf"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" to be canonical for parent "/tmp/n0"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "n1/"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "n1/" to be canonical "/tmp/n1"
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: transformed to: user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: md5 = d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e OK
2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl.5b67d019.partial: renamed to: user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl
2025/10/23 15:07:04 INFO  : user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: Copied (new) to: user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl
2025/10/23 15:07:04 INFO  : 
Transferred:   	          0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Transferred:            1 / 1, 100%
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/10/23 15:07:04 DEBUG : 4 go routines active

$ tree n0 n1
n0
└── user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl
n1
└── user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl

2 directories, 2 files

I tried it with s3 and it worked too

$ rclone copy n0 s3:rclone-test-n
$ rclone copy -vv --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" s3:rclone-test-n0/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl rclone-test-n1
$ tree rclone-test-n1/
rclone-test-n1/
└── user_upload@2024-12-24#20241217#.pkl

If specify current directory(.) is not work
rclone copy user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" .
If specify a certain directory is ok, as follows
rclone copy user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" test

[ranryl]

@ncw，thanks

[ranryl]

clone copy user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl --name-transform "replace=%40:@" --name-transform "replace=%23:#" . -vv
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.71.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "copy" "user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" "--name-transform" "replace=%40:@" "--name-transform" "replace=%23:#" "." "-vv"]
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl"
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ranrl/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl" to be canonical "/home/ranrl/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl"
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "."
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "." to be canonical "/home/ranrl"
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: project: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: envs: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: data: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 ERROR : Local file system at /home/ranrl/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: error reading source root directory: directory not found
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Local file system at /home/ranrl: Waiting for checks to finish
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Local file system at /home/ranrl: Waiting for transfers to finish
2025/10/24 09:33:52 ERROR : Attempt 1/3 failed with 1 errors and: directory not found
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: project: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: envs: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: data: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 ERROR : Local file system at /home/ranrl/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: error reading source root directory: directory not found
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Local file system at /home/ranrl: Waiting for checks to finish
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Local file system at /home/ranrl: Waiting for transfers to finish
2025/10/24 09:33:52 ERROR : Attempt 2/3 failed with 1 errors and: directory not found
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: project: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: envs: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: data: Can't follow symlink without -L/--copy-links
2025/10/24 09:33:52 ERROR : Local file system at /home/ranrl/user_upload%402024-12-24%2320241217%23.pkl: error reading source root directory: directory not found
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Local file system at /home/ranrl: Waiting for checks to finish
2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : Local file system at /home/ranrl: Waiting for transfers to finish
2025/10/24 09:33:52 ERROR : Attempt 3/3 failed with 1 errors and: directory not found
2025/10/24 09:33:52 INFO :
Transferred: 0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Errors: 1 (retrying may help)
Checks: 0 / 0, -, Listed 90
Elapsed time: 0.0s

2025/10/24 09:33:52 DEBUG : 5 go routines active
2025/10/24 09:33:52 NOTICE: Failed to copy: directory not found

So, I should not specify directory is ., thanks all