added --progress option which shows the progress of transfers. This

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsync.yo

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index b13a8b8..9847ac9 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ verb(
      --config=FILE           specify alternate rsyncd.conf file
      --port=PORT             specify alternate rsyncd port number
      --stats                 give some file transfer stats
+     --progress              show progress during transfer
  -h, --help                  show this help screen
 )
 
@@ -510,6 +511,10 @@ on the file transfer, allowing you to tell how effective the rsync
 algorithm is for your data. This option only works in conjunction with
 the -v (verbose) option.
 
+dit(bf(--progress)) This option tells rsync to print information
+showing the progress of the transfer. This gives a bored user
+something to watch.
+
 enddit()
 
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