New --chmod support routines.

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 3515588..fc30cea 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description.  verb(
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size
  -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use
      --rsync-path=PROGRAM    specify the rsync to run on remote machine
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size
  -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use
      --rsync-path=PROGRAM    specify the rsync to run on remote machine

-     --existing              only update files that already exist

      --ignore-existing       ignore files that already exist on receiver
      --ignore-existing       ignore files that already exist on receiver

+     --ignore-non-existing   ignore files that don't exist on receiver

      --remove-sent-files     sent files/symlinks are removed from sender
      --del                   an alias for --delete-during
      --delete                delete files that don't exist on sender
      --remove-sent-files     sent files/symlinks are removed from sender
      --del                   an alias for --delete-during
      --delete                delete files that don't exist on sender


@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description.  verb(
      --copy-dest=DIR         ... and include copies of unchanged files
      --link-dest=DIR         hardlink to files in DIR when unchanged
  -z, --compress              compress file data during the transfer
      --copy-dest=DIR         ... and include copies of unchanged files
      --link-dest=DIR         hardlink to files in DIR when unchanged
  -z, --compress              compress file data during the transfer

+     --compress-level=NUM    explicitly set compression level

  -C, --cvs-exclude           auto-ignore files in the same way CVS does
  -f, --filter=RULE           add a file-filtering RULE
  -F                          same as --filter='dir-merge /.rsync-filter'
  -C, --cvs-exclude           auto-ignore files in the same way CVS does
  -f, --filter=RULE           add a file-filtering RULE
  -F                          same as --filter='dir-merge /.rsync-filter'


@@ -711,12 +712,15 @@ dit(bf(-x, --one-file-system)) This tells rsync not to cross filesystem
 boundaries  when recursing.  This  is useful for transferring the
 contents of only one filesystem.
 
 boundaries  when recursing.  This  is useful for transferring the
 contents of only one filesystem.
 

-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 to skip updating files that
+already exist on the destination.  See also bf(--ignore-non-existing).

 
 

-dit(bf(--ignore-existing))
-This tells rsync not to update files that already exist on
-the destination.
+dit(bf(--ignore-non-existing)) This tells rsync to skip updating files that
+do not exist yet on the destination.  If this option is combined with the
+bf(--ignore-existing) option, no files will be updated (which can be useful
+if all you want to do is to delete missing files).  Note that in older
+versions of rsync, this option was named bf(--existing), so this older
+name is still accepted as an alias.

 
 dit(bf(--remove-sent-files)) This tells rsync to remove from the sending
 side the files and/or symlinks that are newly created or whose content is
 
 dit(bf(--remove-sent-files)) This tells rsync to remove from the sending
 side the files and/or symlinks that are newly created or whose content is


@@ -1080,6 +1084,10 @@ be achieved by using a compressing remote shell or a compressing transport
 because it takes advantage of the implicit information in the matching data
 blocks that are not explicitly sent over the connection.
 
 because it takes advantage of the implicit information in the matching data
 blocks that are not explicitly sent over the connection.
 

+dit(bf(--compress-level=NUM)) Explicitly set the compression level to use
+(see bf(--compress)) instead of letting it default.  If NUM is non-zero,
+the bf(--compress) option is implied.
+

 dit(bf(--numeric-ids)) With this option rsync will transfer numeric group
 and user IDs rather than using user and group names and mapping them
 at both ends.
 dit(bf(--numeric-ids)) With this option rsync will transfer numeric group
 and user IDs rather than using user and group names and mapping them
 at both ends.