mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(14 Dec 2001)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(25 Jan 2002)()()
manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
manpagesynopsis()
--rsync-path=PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine
-C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does
--existing only update files that already exist
+ --ignore-existing ignore files that already exist on the receiving side
--delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side
--delete-excluded also delete excluded files on the receiving side
--delete-after delete after transferring, not before
dit(bf(--existing)) This tells rsync not to create any new files -
only update files that already exist on the destination.
+dit(bf(--ignore-existing))
+This tells rsync not to update files that already exist on
+the destination.
+
dit(bf(--max-delete=NUM)) This tells rsync not to delete more than NUM
files or directories. This is useful when mirroring very large trees
to prevent disasters.
manpagesection(THANKS)
Thanks to Richard Brent, Brendan Mackay, Bill Waite, Stephen Rothwell
-and David Bell for helpful suggestions and testing of rsync. I've
-probably missed some people, my apologies if I have.
+and David Bell for helpful suggestions, patches and testing of rsync.
+I've probably missed some people, my apologies if I have.
+
+Especial thanks also to: David Dykstra, Jos Backus, Sebastian Krahmer.
manpageauthor()
-rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras.
+rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org> and Paul
+Mackerras.
-rsync is now maintained by Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org>.
+rsync is now maintained by Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org>.
Mailing lists for support and development are available at
-url(http://lists.samba.org)(lists.samba.org)
+url(http://lists.samba.org)(lists.samba.org)
+
+If you suspect you have found a security vulnerability in rsync,
+please send it directly to Martin Pool and Andrew Tridgell. For other
+enquiries, please use the mailing list.