X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/1a21666286c8d3a6ad5e0bdba92a7530f1bda68e..a21e72c3e652774e5b3468fd1c9ce7ca64f5aa33:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 3615384f..e6a62b4f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ WHAT IS RSYNC? -------------- -rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features. +rsync is a replacement for scp/rcp that has many more features. rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SETUP Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication. It does not need to be setuid and requires no special privileges for installation. You -must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system. Using ssh is +must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security features. Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket. @@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ case. Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it! -RSYNC SERVERS +RSYNC DAEMONS ------------- -rsync can also talk to "rsync servers" which can provide anonymous or +rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how -to setup a rsync server. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to -connect to a rsync server. +to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to +connect to an rsync daemon. MAILING LIST @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ versions on this list. To join the mailing list see the web page at http://lists.samba.org/ -To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.org +To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@lists.samba.org BUG REPORTS @@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ mailing list archives at To send a bug report, follow the instructions on the bug-tracking page of the web site. +If you don't have web access, email your bug report to +rsync@lists.samba.org. + CVS TREE -------- @@ -102,8 +105,7 @@ recent version of cvs then use the following commands: cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync -Look at the cvs documentation, or http://samba.org/cvs.html, for more -details. +Look at the cvs documentation for more details. COPYRIGHT