Add --link-dest option from J.W. Schultz.

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 93b06f9..21d6962 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ verb(
      --modify-window=NUM     Timestamp window (seconds) for file match (default=0)
  -T  --temp-dir=DIR          create temporary files in directory DIR
      --compare-dest=DIR      also compare destination files relative to DIR
      --modify-window=NUM     Timestamp window (seconds) for file match (default=0)
  -T  --temp-dir=DIR          create temporary files in directory DIR
      --compare-dest=DIR      also compare destination files relative to DIR

+     --link-dest=DIR         create hardlinks to DIR for unchanged files

  -P                          equivalent to --partial --progress
  -z, --compress              compress file data
      --exclude=PATTERN       exclude files matching PATTERN
  -P                          equivalent to --partial --progress
  -z, --compress              compress file data
      --exclude=PATTERN       exclude files matching PATTERN


@@ -686,6 +687,11 @@ files that haven't changed).  This option increases the usefulness of
 temporary destination until they have a chance to be completed.  If DIR is
 a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory.
 
 temporary destination until they have a chance to be completed.  If DIR is
 a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory.
 

+dit(bf(--link-dest=DIR)) This option behaves like bf(--compare-dest) but
+also will create hard links from em(DIR) to the destination directory for
+unchanged files.  Files with changed ownership or permissions will not be
+linked.
+

 dit(bf(-z, --compress)) With this option, rsync compresses any data from
 the files that it sends to the destination machine.  This
 option is useful on slow links.  The compression method used is the
 dit(bf(-z, --compress)) With this option, rsync compresses any data from
 the files that it sends to the destination machine.  This
 option is useful on slow links.  The compression method used is the