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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 9f27cf9..2ba99f8 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(22 Feb 1999)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(1 Mar 1999)()()
 manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
@@ -319,13 +319,15 @@ explicitly checked on the receiver and any files of the same name
 which already exist and have the same checksum and size on the
 receiver are skipped.  This option can be quite slow.
 
-dit(bf(-a, --archive)) This is equivalent to -rlptDg. It is a quick way
+dit(bf(-a, --archive)) This is equivalent to -rlptg. It is a quick way
 of saying you want recursion and want to preserve everything.
 
-Note: if the user launching rsync is root then the -o option (preserve
-uid) is also implied.
+Note: if the user launching rsync is root then the -o (preserve
+uid) and -D (preserve devices) options are also implied.
 
-dit(bf(-r, --recursive)) This tells rsync to copy directories recursively.
+dit(bf(-r, --recursive)) This tells rsync to copy directories
+recursively. If you don't specify this then rsync won't copy
+directories at all.
 
 dit(bf(-R, --relative)) Use relative paths. This means that the full path
 names specified on the command line are sent to the server rather than
@@ -400,9 +402,9 @@ the --numeric-ids option is implied because the source system cannot get
 access to the usernames.
 
 dit(bf(-g, --group)) This option causes rsync to update the  remote  group
-of the file to be the same as the local group.  Note that if the source
-system is a daemon using chroot, the --numeric-ids option is implied because
-the source system cannot get access to the group names.
+of the file to be the same as the local group.  If the receving system is
+not running as the super-user, only groups that the receiver is a member of
+will be preserved (by group name, not group id number).
 
 dit(bf(-D, --devices)) This option causes rsync to transfer character and
 block device information to the remote system to recreate these
@@ -434,6 +436,8 @@ dit(bf(--delete)) This tells rsync to delete any files on the receiving
 side that aren't on the sending side.   Files that are excluded from
 transfer are excluded from being deleted unless you use --delete-excluded.
 
+This option has no effect if directory recursion is not selected.
+
 This option can be dangerous if used incorrectly!  It is a very good idea
 to run first using the dry run option (-n) to see what files would be
 deleted to make sure important files aren't listed.