Say "rsync 2.6.4" instead of "protocol 29".

[rsync/rsync.git] / NEWS

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@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       relative path), the backup code was erroneously trying to backup a
       file that was put into the partial-dir.
 
       relative path), the backup code was erroneously trying to backup a
       file that was put into the partial-dir.
 

+    - If a file gets resent in a single transfer and the --backup option is
+      enabled along with --inplace, rsync no longer performs a duplicate
+      backup (it used to overwrite the first backup with the failed file).
+

     - One call to flush_write_file() was not being checked for an error.
 
     - The --no-relative option was not being sent from the client to a
     - One call to flush_write_file() was not being checked for an error.
 
     - The --no-relative option was not being sent from the client to a


@@ -99,6 +103,16 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       is creating (e.g. dirs, symlinks) is now integrated into the progress
       output without overlapping it.  (Requires protocol 29.)
 
       is creating (e.g. dirs, symlinks) is now integrated into the progress
       output without overlapping it.  (Requires protocol 29.)
 

+    - When --timeout is specified, lulls that occur in the transfer while
+      the generator is doing work that does not generate socket traffic
+      (looking for changed files, deleting files, doing directory-time
+      touch-ups, etc.) will cause a new keep-alive packet to be sent that
+      should keep the transfer going as long as the generator continues to
+      make progress.  (Requires protocol 29.)
+
+    - The stat size of a device is not added to the total file size of the
+      items in the transfer since the size might be undefined on some OSes.
+

   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
     - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
     - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can


@@ -270,7 +284,7 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
 
     - If --inplace is specified, the generator flags any transfer that is
       using an alternate basis file so that the sender can use the entire
 
     - If --inplace is specified, the generator flags any transfer that is
       using an alternate basis file so that the sender can use the entire

-      file in the rsync algorithm (unlike a normal --inplace update).
+      basis file in the rsync algorithm (unlike a normal --inplace update).

 
     - The sending of exclude names is done using filter-rule syntax.  This
       means that all names have a prefixed rule indicator, even excludes
 
     - The sending of exclude names is done using filter-rule syntax.  This
       means that all names have a prefixed rule indicator, even excludes


@@ -307,6 +321,12 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       option.  Also, the shell script created by --write-batch will use the
       --filter option instead of --exclude-from to capture any filter rules.
 
       option.  Also, the shell script created by --write-batch will use the
       --filter option instead of --exclude-from to capture any filter rules.
 

+    - An index equal to the file-list count is sent as a keep-alive packet
+      from the generator to the sender, which then forwards it on to the
+      receiver.  This normally invalid index is only a valid keep-alive
+      packet if the 16-bit flag-word that follows it contains a single bit
+      (ITEM_IS_NEW, which is normally an illegal flag to appear alone).
+

   BUILD CHANGES:
 
     - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev().
   BUILD CHANGES:
 
     - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev().