Changed error message that just said "open %s: %s" to "cannot create %s: %s"

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index ff0f91d..90599d7 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(7 Dec 1998)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(9 Feb 1999)()()
 manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ itemize(
 Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then
 you will receive a password prompt when you connect. You can avoid the
 password prompt by setting the environment variable RSYNC_PASSWORD to
-the password you want to use. This may be useful when scripting rsync.
+the password you want to use or using the --password-file option. This
+may be useful when scripting rsync.
 
 WARNING: On some systems environment variables are visible to all
-users. 
+users. On those systems using --password-file is recommended.
 
 manpagesection(RUNNING AN RSYNC SERVER)
 
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ Usage: rsync [OPTION]... SRC [USER@]HOST:DEST
 
 Options
  -v, --verbose               increase verbosity
+ -q, --quiet                 decrease verbosity
  -c, --checksum              always checksum
  -a, --archive               archive mode
  -r, --recursive             recurse into directories
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ Options
      --port=PORT             specify alternate rsyncd port number
      --stats                 give some file transfer stats
      --progress              show progress during transfer
+     --password-file=FILE    get password from FILE
      --log-format=FORMAT     log file transfers using specified format
  -h, --help                  show this help screen
 )
@@ -286,6 +289,11 @@ information on what files are being skipped and slightly more
 information at the end. More than two -v flags should only be used if
 you are debugging rsync.
 
+dit(bf(-q, --quiet)) This option decreases the amount of information you
+are given during the transfer, notably suppressing information messages
+from the remote server. This flag is useful when invoking rsync from
+cron.
+
 dit(bf(-I, --ignore-times)) Normally rsync will skip any files that are
 already the same length and have the same time-stamp. This option turns
 off this behavior.
@@ -457,7 +465,8 @@ this option.
 
 dit(bf(--exclude-from FILE)) This option is similar to the --exclude
 option, but instead it adds all filenames listed in the file FILE to
-the exclude list.
+the exclude list.  Blank lines in FILE and lines starting with ';' or '#'
+are ignored.
 
 dit(bf(--include pattern)) This option tells rsync to not exclude the
 specified pattern of filenames. This is useful as it allows you to
@@ -581,6 +590,12 @@ dit(bf(--progress)) This option tells rsync to print information
 showing the progress of the transfer. This gives a bored user
 something to watch.
 
+dit(bf(--password-file)) This option allows you to provide a password
+in a file for accessing a remote rsync server. Note that this option
+is only useful when accessing a rsync server using the built in
+transport, not when using a remote shell as the transport. The file
+must not be world readable.
+
 enddit()
 
 manpagesection(EXCLUDE PATTERNS)