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-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(14 Oct 2006)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(6 Nov 2006)()()
manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync in daemon mode)
manpagesynopsis()
The file consists of modules and parameters. A module begins with the
name of the module in square brackets and continues until the next
-module begins. Modules contain parameters of the form 'name = value'.
+module begins. Modules contain parameters of the form "name = value".
The file is line-based -- that is, each newline-terminated line represents
either a comment, a module name or a parameter.
differently from your normal system. For example, you could abbreviate
the list of users and groups. Also, you can protect this information from
being downloaded/uploaded by adding an exclude rule to the rsyncd.conf file
-(e.g. "exclude = /etc/**"). Note that having the exclusion affect uploads
+(e.g. "bf(exclude = /etc/**)"). Note that having the exclusion affect uploads
is a relatively new feature in rsync, so make sure your daemon is
at least 2.6.3 to effect this. Also note that it is safest to exclude a
directory and all its contents combining the rule "/some/dir/" with the
The format is a text string containing embedded single-character escape
sequences prefixed with a percent (%) character. An optional numeric
field width may also be specified between the percent and the escape
-letter (e.g. "%-50n %8l %07p").
+letter (e.g. "bf(%-50n %8l %07p)").
The default log format is "%o %h [%a] %m (%u) %f %l", and a "%t [%p] "
is always prefixed when using the "log file" option.
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 2.6.9pre2 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 2.6.9 of rsync.
manpagesection(CREDITS)