WHAT IS RSYNC?
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-rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features.
+Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool for
+both remote and local files.
-rsyns uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
-bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
+Rsync uses a delta-transfer algorithm which provides a very fast method
+for bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both
-sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand.
-At first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of
-diffs between two files normally requires local access to both
-files.
+sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand. At
+first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of diffs
+between two files normally requires local access to both files.
-A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with
-this package.
+A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with this
+package.
USAGE
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-Basically you use rsync just like rcp, but rsync has many additional options.
-
-Here is a brief description of available options:
-
--v, --verbose increase verbosity
--c, --checksum always checksum
--a, --archive archive mode (same as -rlptDog)
--r, --recursive recurse into directories
--b, --backup make backups (default ~ extension)
--u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files)
--l, --links preserve soft links
--H, --hard-links preserve hard links
--p, --perms preserve permissions
--o, --owner preserve owner (root only)
--g, --group preserve group
--D, --devices preserve devices (root only)
--t, --times preserve times
--S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently
--n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred
--x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries
--B, --block-size SIZE checksum blocking size
--e, --rsh COMMAND specify rsh replacement
- --rsync-path PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine
--C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does
- --delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side
--I, --ignore-times don't exclude files that match length and time
--z, --compress compress file data
- --exclude FILE exclude file FILE
- --exclude-from FILE exclude files listed in FILE
- --suffix SUFFIX override backup suffix
- --version print version number
+Basically you use rsync just like scp, but rsync has many additional
+options. To get a complete list of supported options type:
+
+ rsync --help
+
+See the manpage for more detailed information.
SETUP
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-Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid
-and requires no special privilages for installation. It does not
-require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working
-rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security
-features.
+Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication with remote systems.
+It does not need to be setuid and requires no special privileges for
+installation. You must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system.
+Using ssh is recommended for its security features.
+
+Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket.
+This is generally used for public file distribution, although
+authentication and access control are available.
+
+To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
+Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type "make".
-To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
-Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type
-"make".
+Note that on some systems you will have to force configure not to use
+gcc because gcc may not support some features (such as 64 bit file
+offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC
+to the name of your native compiler before running configure in this
+case.
Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and
-remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
+remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
-MAILING LIST
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+RSYNC DAEMONS
+-------------
+
+Rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or
+authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how
+to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
+connect to an rsync daemon.
+
+
+WEB SITE
+--------
+
+The main rsync web site is here:
+
+ http://rsync.samba.org/
+
+You'll find a FAQ list, downloads, resources, HTML versions of the
+manpages, etc.
+
+
+MAILING LISTS
+-------------
+
+There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its applications
+that is open to anyone to join. New releases are announced on this
+list, and there is also an announcement-only mailing list for those that
+want official announcements. See the mailing-list page for full
+details:
-There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its
-applications. It is open to anyone to join. I will announce new
-versions on this list.
+ http://rsync.samba.org/lists.html
-To join the mailing list send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with
-no subject and a body of "subscribe rsync Your Name".
-To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au
+BUG REPORTS
+-----------
+
+To visit this web page for full the details on bug reporting:
+
+ http://rsync.samba.org/bugzilla.html
+
+That page contains links to the current bug list, and information on how
+to report a bug well. You might also like to try searching the Internet
+for the error message you've received, or looking in the mailing list
+archives at:
+
+ http://mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/
+
+To send a bug report, follow the instructions on the bug-tracking
+page of the web site.
+
+Alternately, email your bug report to rsync@lists.samba.org .
+
+
+GIT REPOSITORY
+--------------
+
+If you want to get the very latest version of rsync direct from the
+source code repository then you can use git:
+
+ git clone git://git.samba.org/rsync.git
+
+See the download page for full details on all the ways to grab the
+source, including nightly tar files, web-browsing of the git repository,
+etc.:
+
+ http://rsync.samba.org/download.html
COPYRIGHT
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-Rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras, and is
-available under the GPL.
+Rsync was originally written by Andrew Tridgell and is currently
+maintained by Wayne Davison. It has been improved by many developers
+from around the world.
+
+Rsync may be used, modified and redistributed only under the terms of
+the GNU General Public License, found in the file COPYING in this
+distribution, or at:
-Andrew.Tridgell@anu.edu.au
-paulus@cs.anu.edu.au
+ http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html
AVAILABILITY
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-The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync
+The main web site for rsync is http://rsync.samba.org/
+The main ftp site is ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/
+This is also available as rsync://rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/
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