- document the rsync:// URL format

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index cedf578..aa7a94c 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ rsync [options] [user@]host::module[/path] path
 
 rsync [options] path [user@]host::module[/path]
 
+rsync [options] rsync://host/module/path path
+
 manpagedescription()
 
 rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does,
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ itemize(
 
 manpagesection(GENERAL)
 
-There are five different ways of using rsync. They are:
+There are six different ways of using rsync. They are:
 
 itemize(
        it() for copying local files. This is invoked when neither
@@ -57,11 +59,16 @@ itemize(
 
        it() for copying from a remote rsync server to the local
        machine. This is invoked when the source path contains a ::
-       separator. 
+       separator. You can also use a rsync:// URL if no username
+       is required.
 
        it() for copying from the local machine to a remote rsync
        server. This is invoked when the destination path contains a ::
        separator. 
+
+       it() for listing files on a remote machine. This is done the
+       same way as rsync transfers except that you leave off the
+       local destination.  
 )
 
 Note that in all cases at least one of the source and destination
@@ -140,6 +147,9 @@ itemize(
 
        it() if you specify no path name on the remote server then the
        list of accessible paths on the server will be shown.
+       
+       it() if you specify no local destination then a listing of the
+       specified files on the remote server is provided
 )
 
 Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then
@@ -345,10 +355,14 @@ permissions to be the same as the local permissions.
 
 dit(bf(-o, --owner)) This option causes rsync to update the  remote  owner
 of the  file to be the same as the local owner. This is only available
-to the super-user.
+to the super-user.  Note that if the source system is a daemon using chroot,
+the --numeric-ids option is implied because the source system cannot get
+access to the user names.
 
 dit(bf(-g, --group)) This option causes rsync to update the  remote  group
-of the file to be the same as the local group.
+of the file to be the same as the local group.  Note that if the source
+system is a daemon using chroot, the --numeric-ids option is implied because
+the source system cannot get access to the group names.
 
 dit(bf(-D, --devices)) This option causes rsync to transfer character and
 block device information to the remote system to recreate these
@@ -512,8 +526,9 @@ what ownership to give files. The special uid 0 and the special group
 0 and never mapped via user/group names even if the --numeric-ids
 option is not specified.
 
-If a user or group name does not exist on the destination system then
-the numeric id from the source system is used instead.
+If the source system is a daemon using chroot, or if a user or group name
+does not exist on the destination system, then the numeric id from the
+source system is used instead.
 
 dit(bf(--timeout=TIMEOUT)) This option allows you to set a maximum IO
 timeout in seconds. If no data is transferred for the specified time