Clarifications related to --dirs.

[rsync/rsync.git] / OLDNEWS

diff --git a/OLDNEWS b/OLDNEWS
index d6ada39..fb13e9b 100644 (file)
--- a/OLDNEWS
+++ b/OLDNEWS
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       (so that the name will precede the progress stats, and the full
       --log-format output will come after).
 
-    - Filenames have non-printable characters replaced with a '?' to avoid
-      corrupting the screen or generating empty lines in the output.
+    - Non-printable characters in filenames are replaced with a '?' to
+      avoid corrupting the screen or generating empty lines in the output.
   
   BUG FIXES:
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       back to the client side when a remote --files-from was in effect and
       the daemon was the receiver.
 
-    - The --compare-dest option was not updating a file that differred in
+    - The --compare-dest option was not updating a file that differed in
       (the preserved) attributes from the version in the compare-dest DIR.
 
     - When rsync is copying files into a write-protected directory, fixed
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       29.)
 
     - Added the --dirs (-d) option for an easier way to copy directories
-      without recursion.
+      without recursion.  Any directories that are encountered are created
+      on the destination.  Specifying a directory with a trailing slash
+      copies its immediate contents to the destination.
+
+    - The --files-from option now implies --dirs (-d).
 
     - Added the --list-only option, which is mainly a way for the client to
       put the server into listing mode without needing to resort to any