X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/8a24eece38abe504e47717ef28eced44b50773f1..1e8ae5ede66ba337ba6abbb4afad2b3319c1db74:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 20d5054b..20660579 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ Options: --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. @@ -72,9 +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 ------------ @@ -132,7 +149,8 @@ paulus@cs.anu.edu.au AVAILABILITY ------------ -The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync +The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync +This is also available as rsync://samba.anu.edu.au/rsyncftp/ Mirrors are available at: