added the --log-format option to allow users to request arbitrary

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index aa7a94c..04178ff 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ Options
      --port=PORT             specify alternate rsyncd port number
      --stats                 give some file transfer stats
      --progress              show progress during transfer
+     --log-format=FORMAT     log file transfers using specified format
  -h, --help                  show this help screen
 )
 
@@ -549,6 +550,11 @@ specified.
 dit(bf(--port PORT)) This specifies an alternate TCP port number to use
 rather than the default port 873. 
 
+dit(bf(--log-format=FORMAT)) Normally rsync just logs filenames as
+they are transferred. This allows you to specify exactly what gets
+logged on a per file basis. The log format is specified using the same
+format conventions as the log format option in rsyncd.conf.
+
 dit(bf(--stats)) This tells rsync to print a verbose set of statistics
 on the file transfer, allowing you to tell how effective the rsync
 algorithm is for your data. This option only works in conjunction with