rsync [options] path path
-rsync [options] [user@]host::path path
+rsync [options] [user@]host::module[/path] path
-rsync [options] path [user@]host::path
+rsync [options] path [user@]host::module[/path]
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it() if you specify no path name on the remote server then the
list of accessible paths on the server will be shown.
+
+ it() if you specify no local destination then a listing of the
+ specified files on the remote server is provided
)
Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then
--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
+ --compare-dest=DIR also compare destination files relative to DIR
-z, --compress compress file data
--exclude=PATTERN exclude file FILE
--exclude-from=PATTERN exclude files listed in FILE
dit(bf(-o, --owner)) This option causes rsync to update the remote owner
of the file to be the same as the local owner. This is only available
-to the super-user.
+to the super-user. 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 user names.
dit(bf(-g, --group)) This option causes rsync to update the remote group
-of the file to be the same as the local 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.
dit(bf(-D, --devices)) This option causes rsync to transfer character and
block device information to the remote system to recreate these
if a 2nd pass is required with a longer block checksum. Only use this
option if you have read the source code and know what you are doing.
-dit(bf(-T, --temp-dir DIR)) This options instructs rsync to use DIR as a
-scratch directory when creating a temporary copies of the files
+dit(bf(-T, --temp-dir DIR)) This option instructs rsync to use DIR as a
+scratch directory when creating temporary copies of the files
transferred on the receiving side. The default behavior is to create
the temporary files in the receiving directory.
+dit(bf(--compare-dest DIR)) This option instructs rsync to use DIR as an
+additional directory to compare destination files against when doing
+transfers. This is useful for doing transfers to a new destination while
+leaving existing files intact, and then doing a flash-cutover when all
+files have been successfully transfered (for example by moving directories
+around and removing the old directory). This option increases the
+usefulness of --partial because partially transferred files will remain in
+the new temporary destination until they have a chance to be completed.
+If DIR is a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory.
+
dit(bf(-z, --compress)) With this option, rsync compresses any data from
the source file(s) which it sends to the destination machine. This
option is useful on slow links. The compression method used is the
0 and never mapped via user/group names even if the --numeric-ids
option is not specified.
-If a user or group name does not exist on the destination system then
-the numeric id from the source system is used instead.
+If the source system is a daemon using chroot, or if a user or group name
+does not exist on the destination system, then the numeric id from the
+source system is used instead.
dit(bf(--timeout=TIMEOUT)) This option allows you to set a maximum IO
timeout in seconds. If no data is transferred for the specified time
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