X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/773f2bd47f48b737cef2852341b86f5d086a5fef..feaa89c410544775afc19eac4a966e8345d5134a:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 9a0a60d0..1eca449c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ WHAT IS RSYNC? rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features. -rsyns uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for +rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand. @@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ Basically you use rsync just like rcp, but rsync has many additional options. Here is a brief description of available options: +Options: -v, --verbose increase verbosity -c, --checksum always checksum -a, --archive archive mode (same as -rlptDog) -r, --recursive recurse into directories +-R, --relative use relative path names -b, --backup make backups (default ~ extension) -u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files) -l, --links preserve soft links +-L, --copy-links treat soft links like regular files -H, --hard-links preserve hard links -p, --perms preserve permissions -o, --owner preserve owner (root only) @@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ Here is a brief description of available options: -t, --times preserve times -S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently -n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred +-W, --whole-file copy whole files, no incremental checks -x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries -B, --block-size SIZE checksum blocking size -e, --rsh COMMAND specify rsh replacement @@ -81,6 +85,36 @@ no subject and a body of "subscribe rsync Your Name". To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au +BUG REPORTS +----------- + +If you have web access then please look at +http://samba.anu.edu.au/cgi-bin/rsync + +This will give you access to the bug tracking system used by the +developers of rsync and will allow you to look at other bug reports or +submit a new bug report. + +If you don't have web access then mail bug reports to +rsync-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au or (if you think it will be of interest to +lots of people) send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au + + +CVS TREE +-------- + +If you want to get the very latest version of rsync direct from the +source code repository then you can use anonymous cvs. You will need a +recent version of cvs then use the following commands: + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot login + Password: cvs + + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co rsync + +Look at the cvs documentation for more details. + + COPYRIGHT --------- @@ -100,3 +134,4 @@ Mirrors are available at: ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/unix/rsync ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/unix/admin/rsync +ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/network/rsync/