rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features.
-rsyns uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
+rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both
sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand.
files.
A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with
-this package.
+this package.
USAGE
Here is a brief description of available options:
+Options:
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
-c, --checksum always checksum
-a, --archive archive mode (same as -rlptDog)
-r, --recursive recurse into directories
+-R, --relative use relative path names
-b, --backup make backups (default ~ extension)
-u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files)
-l, --links preserve soft links
+-L, --copy-links treat soft links like regular files
+-H, --hard-links preserve hard links
-p, --perms preserve permissions
-o, --owner preserve owner (root only)
-g, --group preserve group
-D, --devices preserve devices (root only)
-t, --times preserve times
+-S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently
-n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred
+-W, --whole-file copy whole files, no incremental checks
-x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries
-B, --block-size SIZE checksum blocking size
-e, --rsh COMMAND specify rsh replacement
--rsync-path PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine
-C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does
--delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side
+ --force force deletion of directories even if not empty
+ --numeric-ids don't map uid/gid values by user/group name
+ --timeout TIME set IO timeout in seconds
-I, --ignore-times don't exclude files that match length and time
+-T --temp-dir DIR create temporary files in directory DIR
+-z, --compress compress file data
--exclude FILE exclude file FILE
--exclude-from FILE exclude files listed in FILE
--suffix SUFFIX override backup suffix
--version print version number
-
SETUP
-----
Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid
and requires no special privilages for installation. It does not
require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working
-rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security and
-compression features.
+rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security
+features.
To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type
"make".
+Note that on some systems you will have to force configure not to use
+gcc because gcc may not support some features (such as 64 bit file
+offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC
+to the name of your native compiler before running configure in this
+case.
+
Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and
remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
+MAILING LIST
+------------
+
+There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its
+applications. It is open to anyone to join. I will announce new
+versions on this list.
+
+To join the mailing list send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with
+no subject and a body of "subscribe rsync Your Name".
+
+To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au
+
+
+BUG REPORTS
+-----------
+
+If you have web access then please look at
+http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/
+
+This will give you access to the bug tracking system used by the
+developers of rsync and will allow you to look at other bug reports or
+submit a new bug report.
+
+If you don't have web access then mail bug reports to
+rsync-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au or (if you think it will be of interest to
+lots of people) send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au
+
+
+CVS TREE
+--------
+
+If you want to get the very latest version of rsync direct from the
+source code repository then you can use anonymous cvs. You will need a
+recent version of cvs then use the following commands:
+
+ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot login
+ Password: cvs
+
+ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co rsync
+
+Look at the cvs documentation for more details.
+
+
COPYRIGHT
---------
Rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras, and is
-available under the GPL.
+available under the Gnu Public License.
-Andrew.Tridgell@anu.edu.au
+tridge@samba.anu.edu.au
paulus@cs.anu.edu.au
------------
The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync
+
+Mirrors are available at:
+
+ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/unix/rsync
+ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/unix/admin/rsync
+ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/network/rsync/
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