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-manpage(rsync)(1)(24 Jul 2008)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(6 Sep 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.
it() rsync chooses between doing a simple string match and wildcard
matching by checking if the pattern contains one of these three wildcard
characters: '*', '?', and '[' .
- it() a '*' matches any non-empty path component (it stops at slashes).
+ it() a '*' matches any path component, but it stops at slashes.
it() use '**' to match anything, including slashes.
it() a '?' matches any character except a slash (/).
it() a '[' introduces a character class, such as [a-z] or [[:alpha:]].
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 3.0.4pre1 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 3.0.4 of rsync.
manpagesection(INTERNAL OPTIONS)