- Added the --itemize-changes (-i) option that is a way to output the
list of files that got transferred and/or changed in any way, and how
- they changed. Also works with --dry-run.
+ they changed. The effect is the same as specifying a --log-format of
+ "%i %n%L" (see the rsyncd.conf manpage). Works with --dry-run too.
- Added the --fuzzy option, which attempts to find a basis file for a
file that is being created from scratch. The current algorithm
PROTOCOL DIFFERENCES FOR VERSION 29:
+ - A 16-bit flag-word is transmitted after every file-list index. This
+ indicates what is changing between the sender and the receiver. The
+ generator now transmits an index and a flag-word to indicate when
+ dirs and symlinks have changed (only outputting local change messages
+ for older protocols).
+
- If --inplace is specified, the generator sends an extra byte after
- each index integer indicating what kind of basis file is being used
- for the transfer (see the FNAMECMP_* defines).
+ the flag-word indicating what kind of basis file is being used for
+ the transfer (see the FNAMECMP_* defines).
- The sending of exclude names is done using filter-rule syntax. This
means that all names have a prefixed rule indicator, even excludes