-D same as --devices --specials
-t, --times preserve modification times
-O, --omit-dir-times omit directories from --times
+ -J, --omit-link-times omit symlinks from --times
--super receiver attempts super-user activities
--fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs
-S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently
(otherwise the files backed up in the specified directory
will keep their original filenames).
+Note that if you specify a relative path, the backup directory will be
+relative to the destination directory, so you probably want to specify
+either an absolute path or a path that starts with "../". If an rsync
+daemon is the receiver, the backup dir cannot go outside the module's path
+hierarchy, so take extra care not to delete it or copy into it.
+
dit(bf(--suffix=SUFFIX)) This option allows you to override the default
backup suffix used with the bf(--backup) (bf(-b)) option. The default suffix is a ~
if no -bf(-backup-dir) was specified, otherwise it is an empty string.
the directories on the receiving side, it is a good idea to use bf(-O).
This option is inferred if you use bf(--backup) without bf(--backup-dir).
+dit(bf(-J, --omit-link-times)) This tells rsync to omit symlinks when
+it is preserving modification times (see bf(--times)).
+
dit(bf(--super)) This tells the receiving side to attempt super-user
activities even if the receiving rsync wasn't run by the super-user. These
activities include: preserving users via the bf(--owner) option, preserving
bf(iso)
bf(jpeg)
bf(jpg)
+bf(lz)
bf(lzma)
bf(lzo)
bf(mov)
bf(mp3)
bf(mp4)
bf(ogg)
+bf(png)
bf(rar)
bf(rpm)
bf(rzip)
bf(tbz)
bf(tgz)
+bf(tlz)
+bf(txz)
+bf(xz)
bf(z)
bf(zip)
The current statistics are as follows: quote(itemization(
it() bf(Number of files) is the count of all "files" (in the generic
- sense), which includes directories, symlinks, etc.
- it() bf(Number of files transferred) is the count of normal files that
- were updated via rsync's delta-transfer algorithm, which does not include created
- dirs, symlinks, etc.
+ sense), which includes directories, symlinks, etc. The total count will
+ be followed by a list of counts by filetype (if the total is non-zero).
+ For example: "(reg: 5, dir: 3, link: 2, dev: 1, special: 1)" lists the
+ totals for regular files, directories, symlinks, devices, and special
+ files. If any of value is 0, it is completely omitted from the list.
+ it() bf(Number of created files) is the count of how many "files" (generic
+ sense) were created (as opposed to updated). The total count will be
+ followed by a list of counts by filetype (if the total is non-zero).
+ it() bf(Number of deleted files) is the count of how many "files" (generic
+ sense) were created (as opposed to updated). The total count will be
+ followed by a list of counts by filetype (if the total is non-zero).
+ Note that this line is only output if deletions are in effect, and only
+ if protocol 31 is being used (the default for rsync 3.1.x).
+ it() bf(Number of regular files transferred) is the count of normal files
+ that were updated via rsync's delta-transfer algorithm, which does not
+ include dirs, symlinks, etc. Note that rsync 3.1.0 added the word
+ "regular" into this heading.
it() bf(Total file size) is the total sum of all file sizes in the transfer.
This does not count any size for directories or special files, but does
include the size of symlinks.
Backward compatibility note: versions of rsync prior to 3.1.0 do not support
human-readable level 1, and they default to level 0. Thus, specifying one or
-two bf(-h) options behaves the same in old and new versions as long as you
-didn't specify a bf(--no-h) option prior to one or more bf(-h) options.
+two bf(-h) options will behave in a comparable manner in old and new versions
+as long as you didn't specify a bf(--no-h) option prior to one or more bf(-h)
+options. See the bf(--list-only) option for one difference.
dit(bf(--partial)) By default, rsync will delete any partially
transferred file if the transfer is interrupted. In some circumstances
verb( rsync -av --list-only foo* dest/)
+Starting with rsync 3.1.0, the sizes output by bf(--list-only) are affected
+by the bf(--human-readable) option. By default they will contain digit
+separators, but higher levels of readability will output the sizes with
+unit suffixes. Note also that the column width for the size output has
+increased from 11 to 14 characters for all human-readable levels. Use
+bf(--no-h) if you want just digits in the sizes, and the old column width
+of 11 characters.
+
Compatibility note: when requesting a remote listing of files from an rsync
that is version 2.6.3 or older, you may encounter an error if you ask for a
non-recursive listing. This is because a file listing implies the bf(--dirs)
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