Mention need of wildcard support in make.

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsyncd.conf.yo

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 65d0539..fa25d6d 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ a variable does not exist in the environment, or if a sequence of characters is
 not a valid reference (such as an un-paired percent sign), the raw characters
 are passed through unchanged.  This helps with backward compatibility and
 safety (e.g. expanding a non-existent %VAR% to an empty string in a path could
 not a valid reference (such as an un-paired percent sign), the raw characters
 are passed through unchanged.  This helps with backward compatibility and
 safety (e.g. expanding a non-existent %VAR% to an empty string in a path could

-result in a very unsafe path).  Anyone that needs to insert a literal % string
-into a value should use %%.
+result in a very unsafe path).  The safest way to insert a literal % into a
+value is to use %%.

 
 startdit()
 dit(bf(motd file)) This parameter allows you to specify a
 
 startdit()
 dit(bf(motd file)) This parameter allows you to specify a


@@ -144,10 +144,12 @@ of available modules. The default is no comment.
 
 dit(bf(path)) This parameter specifies the directory in the daemon's
 filesystem to make available in this module.  You must specify this parameter
 
 dit(bf(path)) This parameter specifies the directory in the daemon's
 filesystem to make available in this module.  You must specify this parameter

-for each module in tt(rsyncd.conf).  You may base the path's value off
-of an environment variable, even one that is set by rsync when the user
-connects.  For example, this would use the authorizing user's name in the
-path:
+for each module in tt(rsyncd.conf).
+
+You may base the path's value off of an environment variable by surrounding
+the variable name with percent signs.  You can even reference a variable
+that is set by rsync when the user connects.
+For example, this would use the authorizing user's name in the path:

 
 verb(    path = /home/%RSYNC_USER_NAME% )
 
 
 verb(    path = /home/%RSYNC_USER_NAME% )