-D, --devices preserve devices (root only)
-t, --times preserve times
-O, --omit-dir-times omit directories when preserving times
+ --chmod=CHMOD change destination permissions
-S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently
-n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred
-W, --whole-file copy files whole (without rsync algorithm)
--port=PORT specify double-colon alternate port number
--blocking-io use blocking I/O for the remote shell
--stats give some file-transfer stats
+ -h, --human-readable output numbers in a human-readable format
+ --si like human-readable, but use powers of 1000
--progress show progress during transfer
-P same as --partial --progress
-i, --itemize-changes output a change-summary for all updates
-4, --ipv4 prefer IPv4
-6, --ipv6 prefer IPv6
--version print version number
- -h, --help show this help screen)
+ --help show this help screen)
Rsync can also be run as a daemon, in which case the following options are
accepted: verb(
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
-4, --ipv4 prefer IPv4
-6, --ipv6 prefer IPv6
- -h, --help show this help screen)
+ --help show this help screen)
manpageoptions()
can be used instead.
startdit()
-dit(bf(-h, --help)) Print a short help page describing the options
-available in rsync.
+dit(bf(--help)) Print a short help page describing the options
+available in rsync and exit. For backward-compatibility with older
+versions of rsync, the same help output can also be requested by using
+the bf(-h) option without any other args.
dit(bf(--version)) print the rsync version number and exit.
the directories on the receiving side, it is a good idea to use bf(-O).
This option is inferred if you use bf(--backup) without bf(--backup-dir).
+dit(bf(--chmod)) This options tells rsync to apply the listed "chmod" pattern
+to the permission of the files on the destination. In addition to the normal
+parsing rules specified in the chmod manpage, you can specify an item that
+should only apply to a directory by prefixing it with a 'D', or specify an
+item that should only apply to a file by prefixing it with a 'F'. For example:
+
+quote(--chmod=Dg+s,ug+w,Fo-w,+X)
+
dit(bf(-n, --dry-run)) This tells rsync to not do any file transfers,
instead it will just report the actions it would have taken.
suffixed with a string to indicate a size multiplier, and
may be a fractional value (e.g. "bf(--max-size=1.5m)").
-The suffixes are as follows: "K" (or "k") is a kilobyte (1024),
-"M" (or "m") is a megabyte (1024*1024), and "G" (or "g") is a
-gigabyte (1024*1024*1024).
-If you want the multiplier to be 1000 instead of 1024, suffix the K, G, or
-M with a "T" (or "t") to indicate that a power of 10 is desired.
+The suffixes are as follows: "K" (or "KiB") is a kibibyte (1024),
+"M" (or "MiB") is a mebibyte (1024*1024), and "G" (or "GiB") is a
+gibibyte (1024*1024*1024).
+If you want the multiplier to be 1000 instead of 1024, use "KB",
+"MB", or "GB". (Note: lower-case is also accepted for all values.)
Finally, if the suffix ends in either "+1" or "-1", the value will
be offset by one byte in the indicated direction.
-Examples: --max-size=1.5mt-1 is 1499999 bytes, and --max-size=2g+1 is
+
+Examples: --max-size=1.5mb-1 is 1499999 bytes, and --max-size=2g+1 is
2147483649 bytes.
dit(bf(--min-size=SIZE)) This tells rsync to avoid transferring any
on the file transfer, allowing you to tell how effective the rsync
algorithm is for your data.
+dit(bf(-h, --human-readable)) Output numbers in a more human-readable format.
+Large numbers may be output in larger units, with a K (1024), M (1024*1024),
+or G (1024*1024*1024) suffix.
+
+dit(bf(--si)) Similar to the bf(--human-readable) option, but using powers
+of 1000 instead of 1024.
+
dit(bf(--partial)) By default, rsync will delete any partially
transferred file if the transfer is interrupted. In some circumstances
it is more desirable to keep partially transferred files. Using the
transfer, at which time all the files are renamed into place in rapid
succession. This attempts to make the updating of the files a little more
atomic. By default the files are placed into a directory named ".~tmp~" in
-each file's destination directory, but you can override this by specifying
-the bf(--partial-dir) option. (Note that RSYNC_PARTIAL_DIR has no effect
-on this value, nor is bf(--partial-dir) considered to be implied for the
-purposes of the daemon-config's "refuse options" setting.)
-Conflicts with bf(--inplace).
+each file's destination directory, but if you've specified the
+bf(--partial-dir) option, that directory will be used instead.
+Conflicts with bf(--inplace) and bf(--append).
This option uses more memory on the receiving side (one bit per file
transferred) and also requires enough free disk space on the receiving
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