mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(24 Jul 2008)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(2 Aug 2008)()()
manpagename(rsync)(a fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool)
manpagesynopsis()
quote(tt( rsync -av --link-dest=$PWD/prior_dir host:src_dir/ new_dir/))
+If file's aren't linking, double-check their attributes. Also check if some
+attributes are getting forced outside of rsync's control, such a mount option
+that squishes root to a single user, or mounts a removable drive with generic
+ownership (such as OS X's "Ignore ownership on this volume" option).
+
Beginning in version 2.6.4, multiple bf(--link-dest) directories may be
provided, which will cause rsync to search the list in the order specified
for an exact match.
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 3.0.4pre1 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 3.0.4pre2 of rsync.
manpagesection(INTERNAL OPTIONS)