Mentioned the --super option.

[rsync/rsync.git] / NEWS

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@@ -43,11 +43,21 @@ Changes since 2.6.6:
     - If code reading a filter/exclude file an EINTR error, rsync now clears
       the error flag on the file handle so it can keep on reading.
 
-    - If --relative is active, simply trim off trailing slashes and dot
-      dirs.  Also, reject a ".." dir if it would be sent as a relative dir.
+    - If --relative is active, the sending side cleans up trailing "/" or "/."
+      suffixes to avoid triggering a bug in older rsync versions.  Also, we now
+      reject a ".." dir if it would be sent as a relative dir.
+
+    - If a non-directory is in the way of a directory and rsync is run with
+      --dry-run and --delete, rsync no longer complains about not being
+      able to opendir() the not-yet present directory.
 
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
+    - Added the --specials option to tell rsync to copy special files (and does
+      not require root).  The --devices option now affects just character and
+      block devices (which now matches the documentation).  The -D option still
+      requests both --devices and --specials, and -a still infers -D.
+
     - Added the --append option that makes rsync append data onto files
       that are longer on the source than the destination (this includes new
       files).
@@ -115,6 +125,18 @@ Changes since 2.6.6:
       trailing stars) to match both the dir itself as well as all the
       content below the dir (dir/** would not match the dir).
 
+    - If the --itemize-changes (-i) option is repeated, rsync now includes
+      unchanged files in the itemized output (similar to -vv, but without
+      all the other verbose messages that can get in the way).  Of course,
+      the client must be version 2.6.7 for this to work, but the remote
+      rsync only needs to be 2.6.7 if you're pushing files.
+
+    - Added the --super option to make the receiver always attempt super-
+      user activities.  This is useful for systems that allow things such
+      as devices to be created or ownership to be set without being UID 0,
+      and is also useful for someone who wants to ensure that errors will
+      be output if the receiving rsync isn't being run as root.
+
     - Some minor documentation improvements.
 
     - Updated some diffs in the patches dir.