Point out that the file_struct in log_delete is zero-initialized because

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

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 2771041..240c63a 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ For example, this would use the authorizing user's name in the path:
 
 verb(    path = /home/%RSYNC_USER_NAME% )
 
+It is fine if the path includes internal spaces -- they will be retained
+verbatim (which means that you shouldn't try to escape them).  If your final
+directory has a trailing space (and this is somehow not something you wish to
+fix), append a trailing slash to the path to avoid losing the trailing
+whitespace.
+
 dit(bf(use chroot)) If "use chroot" is true, the rsync daemon will chroot
 to the "path" before starting the file transfer with the client.  This has
 the advantage of extra protection against possible implementation security
@@ -706,7 +712,12 @@ the sender.
 
 dit(bf(pre-xfer exec), bf(post-xfer exec)) You may specify a command to be run
 before and/or after the transfer.  If the bf(pre-xfer exec) command fails, the
-transfer is aborted before it begins.
+transfer is aborted before it begins.  Any output from the script on stdout (up
+to several KB) will be displayed to the user when aborting, but is NOT
+displayed if the script returns success.  Any output from the script on stderr
+goes to the daemon's stderr, which is typically discarded (though see
+--no-detatch option for a way to see the stderr output, which can assist with
+debugging).
 
 The following environment variables will be set, though some are
 specific to the pre-xfer or the post-xfer environment:
@@ -790,9 +801,9 @@ verb(    port = 873
     &merge /etc/rsyncd.d
     &include /etc/rsyncd.d )
 
-This file merges any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.inc files, and then includes any
-/etc/rsyncd.d/*.conf files, which each include file being isolated from
-the reset (so that each include's globals don't affect any others).
+This would merge any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.inc files (for global values that should
+stay in effect), and then include any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.conf files (defining
+modules without any global-value cross-talk).
 
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