X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/4b90820d9fb7b77ba44ccb5e972b821c0551cd11..4e0bf977166c4a4bce82cce20b043e7713dfcf3d:/rsync.yo diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 9bfd2b5f..1a508811 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description. verb( --rsync-path=PROGRAM specify the rsync to run on remote machine --existing skip creating new files on receiver --ignore-existing skip updating files that exist on receiver - --remove-sent-files sender removes successfully sent files + --remove-source-files sender removes synchronized files (non-dir) --del an alias for --delete-during --delete delete extraneous files from dest dirs --delete-before receiver deletes before transfer (default) @@ -918,10 +918,9 @@ dit(bf(--ignore-existing)) This tells rsync to skip updating files that already exist on the destination (this does em(not) ignore existing directores, or nothing would get done). See also bf(--existing). -dit(bf(--remove-sent-files)) This tells rsync to remove from the sending -side the files and/or symlinks that are newly created or whose content is -updated on the receiving side. Directories and devices are not removed, -nor are files/symlinks whose attributes are merely changed. +dit(bf(--remove-source-files)) This tells rsync to remove from the sending +side the files (meaning non-directories) that are a part of the transfer +and have been successfully duplicated on the receiving side. dit(bf(--delete)) This tells rsync to delete extraneous files from the receiving side (ones that aren't on the sending side), but only for the @@ -2537,6 +2536,16 @@ manpagesection(VERSION) This man page is current for version 2.6.8 of rsync. +manpagesection(INTERNAL OPTIONS) + +The options bf(--server) and bf(--sender) are used internally by rsync, +and should never be typed by a user under normal circumstances. Some +awareness of these options may be needed in certain scenarios, such as +when setting up a login that can only run an rsync command. For instance, +the support directory of the rsync distribution has an example script +named rrsync (for restricted rsync) that can be used with a restricted +ssh login. + manpagesection(CREDITS) rsync is distributed under the GNU public license. See the file