X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/7fdb3bdab98bea4d367423c631be9964df7e03a9..89cb47212ef1a994819814332b937cbbd131a75c:/rsync.yo diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 6eb226fb..bcf082f5 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ destination, the files are listed in an output format similar to "ls -l". As expected, if neither the source or destination path specify a remote host, the copy occurs locally (see also the bf(--list-only) option). +Rsync refers to the local side as the "client" and the remote side as the +"server". Don't confuse "server" with an rsync daemon -- a daemon is always a +server, but a server can be either a daemon or a remote-shell spawned process. + manpagesection(SETUP) See the file README for installation instructions. @@ -710,7 +714,7 @@ Note that if you don't specify bf(--backup-dir), (1) the bf(--omit-dir-times) option will be implied, and (2) if bf(--delete) is also in effect (without bf(--delete-excluded)), rsync will add a "protect" filter-rule for the backup suffix to the end of all your existing excludes -(e.g. bf(-f "Pp *~")). This will prevent previously backed-up files from being +(e.g. bf(-f "P *~")). This will prevent previously backed-up files from being deleted. Note that if you are supplying your own filter rules, you may need to manually insert your own exclude/protect rule somewhere higher up in the list so that it has a high enough priority to be effective (e.g., if