X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/82306bf6d644ceca9ef07b4989fb317fc8a613e5..9e3c856a39fe363e5459e1b24c082535282ce71a:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 9de50946..e037f517 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -47,19 +47,26 @@ Options: --rsync-path PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine -C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does --delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side + --force force deletion of directories even if not empty + --numeric-ids don't map uid/gid values by user/group name + --timeout TIME set IO timeout in seconds -I, --ignore-times don't exclude files that match length and time +-T --temp-dir DIR create temporary files in directory DIR -z, --compress compress file data --exclude FILE exclude file FILE --exclude-from FILE exclude files listed in FILE --suffix SUFFIX override backup suffix --version print version number + --daemon run as a rsync daemon + --config FILE specify alternate rsyncd.conf file + --port PORT specify alternate rsyncd port number SETUP ----- Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid -and requires no special privilages for installation. It does not +and requires no special privileges for installation. It does not require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security features. @@ -68,9 +75,23 @@ To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type "make". +Note that on some systems you will have to force configure not to use +gcc because gcc may not support some features (such as 64 bit file +offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC +to the name of your native compiler before running configure in this +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 can also talk to "rsync servers" 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. + MAILING LIST ------------ @@ -79,25 +100,25 @@ There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its applications. It is open to anyone to join. I will announce new versions on this list. -To join the mailing list send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with +To join the mailing list send mail to listproc@samba.org with 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 +To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.org BUG REPORTS ----------- If you have web access then please look at -http://samba.anu.edu.au/cgi-bin/rsync +http://rsync.samba.org/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 +rsync-bugs@samba.org or (if you think it will be of interest to lots +of people) send it to rsync@samba.org CVS TREE @@ -107,10 +128,10 @@ 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 + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@cvs.samba.org:/cvsroot login Password: cvs - cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co rsync + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@cvs.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync Look at the cvs documentation for more details. @@ -119,18 +140,15 @@ COPYRIGHT --------- Rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras, and is -available under the GPL. +available under the Gnu Public License. -Andrew.Tridgell@anu.edu.au +tridge@samba.org paulus@cs.anu.edu.au AVAILABILITY ------------ -The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync - -Mirrors are available at: - -ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/unix/rsync -ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/unix/admin/rsync +The main web site for rsync is http://rsync.samba.org/ +The main ftp site is ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/ +This is also available as rsync://rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/