--log-format=FORMAT log file transfers using specified format
--password-file=FILE get password from FILE
--bwlimit=KBPS limit I/O bandwidth, KBytes per second
- -f, --read-batch=FILE read batch file
- -F, --write-batch write batch file
+ --read-batch=FILE read batch file
+ --write-batch write batch file
-h, --help show this help screen
manpagesection(BATCH MODE)
+bf(Note:) Batch mode should be considered experimental in this version
+of rsync. The interface or behaviour may change before it stabilizes.
+
The following call generates 4 files that encapsulate the information
for synchronizing the contents of bf(target_dir) with the updates found in
bf(src_dir)
quote(
-$ rsync -F [other rsync options here] \nl()
+$ rsync --write-batch [other rsync options here] \nl()
/somewhere/src_dir /somewhere/target_dir
)
manpagesection(THANKS)
Thanks to Richard Brent, Brendan Mackay, Bill Waite, Stephen Rothwell
-and David Bell for helpful suggestions and testing of rsync. I've
-probably missed some people, my apologies if I have.
+and David Bell for helpful suggestions, patches and testing of rsync.
+I've probably missed some people, my apologies if I have.
+
+Especial thanks also to: David Dykstra, Jos Backus, Sebastian Krahmer.
manpageauthor()
-rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras.
+rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org> and Paul
+Mackerras.
-rsync is now maintained by Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org>.
+rsync is now maintained by Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org>.
Mailing lists for support and development are available at
-url(http://lists.samba.org)(lists.samba.org)
+url(http://lists.samba.org)(lists.samba.org)
+
+If you suspect you have found a security vulnerability in rsync,
+please send it directly to Martin Pool and Andrew Tridgell. For other
+enquiries, please use the mailing list.