WHAT IS RSYNC?
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-rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features.
+rsync is a replacement for scp/rcp that has many more features.
rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
SETUP
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-Rsync normally uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to
+Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication. It does not need to
be setuid and requires no special privileges for installation. You
-must, however, have a working rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is
+must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system. Using ssh is
recommended for its security features.
Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket.
Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and
remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
-RSYNC SERVERS
+RSYNC DAEMONS
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-rsync can also talk to "rsync servers" which can provide anonymous or
+rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or
authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how
-to setup a rsync server. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
-connect to a rsync server.
+to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
+connect to an rsync daemon.
MAILING LIST
To join the mailing list see the web page at http://lists.samba.org/
-To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.org
+To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@lists.samba.org
BUG REPORTS
If you have web access then please look at
- http://rsync.samba.org/rsync/
+ http://rsync.samba.org/
That page contains links to the current bug list, and information on
how to report a bug well. You might also like to try searching the
http://mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/
-Please send bug reports to
+To send a bug report, follow the instructions on the bug-tracking
+page of the web site.
- rsync@lists.samba.org
+If you don't have web access, email your bug report to
+rsync@lists.samba.org.
CVS TREE
cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync
-Look at the cvs documentation, or http://samba.org/cvs.html, for more
-details.
+Look at the cvs documentation for more details.
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