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-manpage(rsync)(1)(28 Jul 2005)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(8 Feb 2006)()()
manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
manpagesynopsis()
--sockopts=OPTIONS specify custom TCP options
--blocking-io use blocking I/O for the remote shell
--stats give some file-transfer stats
+ -8, --8-bit-output leave high-bit chars unescaped in output
-h, --human-readable output numbers in a human-readable format
- --si like human-readable, but use powers of 1000
--progress show progress during transfer
-P same as --partial --progress
-i, --itemize-changes output a change-summary for all updates
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
-4, --ipv4 prefer IPv4
-6, --ipv6 prefer IPv6
- --help show this help screen)
+ -h, --help show this help screen)
manpageoptions()
bf(--perms) option is off and use bf(--chmod=ugo=rwX) (which ensures that
all non-masked bits get enabled). If you'd care to make this latter
behavior easier to type, you could define a popt alias for it, such as
-putting this line in the file ~/.popt (this defines the bf(-s) option):
+putting this line in the file ~/.popt (this defines the bf(-s) option,
+and includes --no-g to use the default group of the destination dir):
-quote(tt( rsync alias -s --no-p --chmod=ugo=rwX))
+quote(tt( rsync alias -s --no-p --no-g --chmod=ugo=rwX))
You could then use this new option in a command such as this one:
quote(tt( rsync -asv src/ dest/))
+(Caveat: make sure that bf(-a) does not follow bf(-s), or it will re-enable
+the "--no-*" options.)
+
The preservation of the destination's setgid bit on newly-created
directories when bf(--perms) is off was added in rsync 2.6.7. Older rsync
versions erroneously preserved the three special permission bits for
with older versions of rsync, but that also turns on the output of other
verbose messages).
-The "%i" escape has a cryptic output that is 8 letters long. The general
-format is like the string bf(YXcstpog), where bf(Y) is replaced by the
-kind of update being done, bf(X) is replaced by the file-type, and the
+The "%i" escape has a cryptic output that is 9 letters long. The general
+format is like the string bf(YXcstpogz), where bf(Y) is replaced by the
+type of update being done, bf(X) is replaced by the file-type, and the
other letters represent attributes that may be output if they are being
modified.
sender's value (requires bf(--owner) and super-user privileges).
it() A bf(g) means the group is different and is being updated to the
sender's value (requires bf(--group) and the authority to set the group).
+ it() The bf(z) slot is reserved for future use.
))
One other output is possible: when deleting files, the "%i" will output
Specifying this option will mention each file, dir, etc. that gets updated
in a significant way (a transferred file, a recreated symlink/device, or a
-touched directory) unless the itemized-changes escape (%i) is included in
+touched directory) unless the itemize-changes escape (%i) is included in
the string, in which case the logging of names increases to mention any
item that is changed in any way (as long as the receiving side is at least
2.6.4). See the bf(--itemize-changes) option for a description of the
on the file transfer, allowing you to tell how effective the rsync
algorithm is for your data.
-dit(bf(-h, --human-readable)) Output numbers in a more human-readable format.
-Large numbers may be output in larger units, with a K (1024), M (1024*1024),
-or G (1024*1024*1024) suffix.
+dit(bf(-8, --8-bit-output)) This tells rsync to leave all high-bit characters
+unescaped in the output instead of trying to test them to see if they're
+valid in the current locale and escaping the invalid ones. All control
+characters (but never tabs) are always escaped, regardless of this option's
+setting.
-dit(bf(--si)) Similar to the bf(--human-readable) option, but using powers
-of 1000 instead of 1024.
+The escape idiom that started in 2.6.7 is to output a literal backslash (\)
+and a hash (#), followed by exactly 3 octal digits. For example, a newline
+would output as "\#012". A literal backslash that is in a filename is not
+escaped unless it is followed by a hash and 3 digits (0-9).
+
+dit(bf(-h, --human-readable)) Output numbers in a more human-readable format.
+This makes big numbers output using larger units, with a K, M, or G suffix. If
+this option was specified once, these units are K (1000), M (1000*1000), and
+G (1000*1000*1000); if the option is repeated, the units are powers of 1024
+instead of 1000.
dit(bf(--partial)) By default, rsync will delete any partially
transferred file if the transfer is interrupted. In some circumstances
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 2.6.6 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 2.6.7pre1 of rsync.
manpagesection(CREDITS)
Matt McCutchen's Web Site / rsync / rsync.git / blobdiff