Mention some recent changes.

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 6b12dcc..335f76d 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ all groups (not just the current user's groups) via the bf(--groups)
 option, and copying devices via the bf(--devices) option.  This is useful
 for systems that allow such activities without being the super-user, and
 also for ensuring that you will get errors if the receiving side isn't
-being running as the super-user.  To turn off super-user activities, the
+being run as the super-user.  To turn off super-user activities, the
 super-user can use bf(--no-super).
 
 dit(bf(--fake-super)) When this option is enabled, rsync simulates
@@ -2671,10 +2671,14 @@ itemization(
   also disabled).
   it() You may also specify any of the modifiers for the "+" or "-" rules
   (above) in order to have the rules that are read in from the file
-  default to having that modifier set.  For instance, "merge,-/ .excl" would
+  default to having that modifier set (except for the bf(!) modifier, which
+  would not be useful).  For instance, "merge,-/ .excl" would
   treat the contents of .excl as absolute-path excludes,
   while "dir-merge,s .filt" and ":sC" would each make all their
-  per-directory rules apply only on the sending side.
+  per-directory rules apply only on the sending side.  If the merge rule
+  specifies sides to affect (via the bf(s) or bf(r) modifier or both),
+  then the rules in the file must not specify sides (via a modifier or
+  a rule prefix such as bf(hide)).
 )
 
 Per-directory rules are inherited in all subdirectories of the directory