- document the rsync:// URL format

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 236aca5..aa7a94c 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ rsync [options] [user@]host::module[/path] path
 
 rsync [options] path [user@]host::module[/path]
 
 
 rsync [options] path [user@]host::module[/path]
 

+rsync [options] rsync://host/module/path path
+

 manpagedescription()
 
 rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does,
 manpagedescription()
 
 rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does,


@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ itemize(
 
 manpagesection(GENERAL)
 
 
 manpagesection(GENERAL)
 

-There are five different ways of using rsync. They are:
+There are six different ways of using rsync. They are:

 
 itemize(
        it() for copying local files. This is invoked when neither
 
 itemize(
        it() for copying local files. This is invoked when neither


@@ -57,11 +59,16 @@ itemize(
 
        it() for copying from a remote rsync server to the local
        machine. This is invoked when the source path contains a ::
 
        it() for copying from a remote rsync server to the local
        machine. This is invoked when the source path contains a ::

-       separator. 
+       separator. You can also use a rsync:// URL if no username
+       is required.

 
        it() for copying from the local machine to a remote rsync
        server. This is invoked when the destination path contains a ::
        separator. 
 
        it() for copying from the local machine to a remote rsync
        server. This is invoked when the destination path contains a ::
        separator. 

+
+       it() for listing files on a remote machine. This is done the
+       same way as rsync transfers except that you leave off the
+       local destination.  

 )
 
 Note that in all cases at least one of the source and destination
 )
 
 Note that in all cases at least one of the source and destination


@@ -140,6 +147,9 @@ itemize(
 
        it() if you specify no path name on the remote server then the
        list of accessible paths on the server will be shown.
 
        it() if you specify no path name on the remote server then the
        list of accessible paths on the server will be shown.

+       
+       it() if you specify no local destination then a listing of the
+       specified files on the remote server is provided

 )
 
 Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then
 )
 
 Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then