Improved the usage comments.

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index d634bff..9298292 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ manpage(rsync)(1)(28 Jul 2005)()()
 manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
+rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... DEST
+
 rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... [USER@]HOST:DEST
 
-rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST:SRC [DEST]
+rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... [USER@]HOST::DEST
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... DEST
+rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/DEST
 
-rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST::SRC [DEST]
+rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST:SRC [DEST]
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... [USER@]HOST::DEST
+rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST::SRC [DEST]
 
 rsync [OPTION]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST]
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/DEST
-
 manpagedescription()
 
 rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does,
@@ -733,7 +733,9 @@ also excluded from being deleted unless you use the bf(--delete-excluded)
 option or mark the rules as only matching on the sending side (see the
 include/exclude modifiers in the FILTER RULES section).
 
-This option has no effect unless directory recursion is enabled.
+Prior to rsync 2.6.7, this option would have no effect unless bf(--recursive)
+was in effect.  Beginning with 2.6.7, deletions will also occur when bf(--dirs)
+is specified, but only for directories whose contents are being copied.
 
 This option can be dangerous if used incorrectly!  It is a very good idea
 to run first using the bf(--dry-run) option (bf(-n)) to see what files would be