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+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -212,9 +212,12 @@ used to check against the rsyncd.conf on the remote host.
 
 manpagesection(RUNNING AN RSYNC SERVER)
 
-An rsync server is configured using a config file which by default is
-called /etc/rsyncd.conf. Please see the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for more
-information. 
+An rsync server is configured using a config file.  Please see the 
+rsyncd.conf(5) man page for more information.  By default the configuration
+file is called /etc/rsyncd.conf, unless rsync is running over a remote
+shell program and is not running as root; in that case, the default name
+is rsyncd.conf in the current directory on the remote computer 
+(typically $HOME).
 
 manpagesection(RUNNING AN RSYNC SERVER OVER A REMOTE SHELL PROGRAM)
 
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ quote(rsync --server --daemon .)
 
 NOTE: rsync's argument parsing expects the trailing ".", so make sure
 that it's there.  If you want to use a rsyncd.conf(5)-style
-configuration file other than /etc/rsyncd.conf, you can added a
+configuration file other than the default, you can added a
 --config-file option to the em(command):
 
 quote(rsync --server --daemon --config-file=em(file) .)
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ verb(
      --modify-window=NUM     Timestamp window (seconds) for file match (default=0)
  -T  --temp-dir=DIR          create temporary files in directory DIR
      --compare-dest=DIR      also compare destination files relative to DIR
+     --link-dest=DIR         create hardlinks to DIR for unchanged files
  -P                          equivalent to --partial --progress
  -z, --compress              compress file data
      --exclude=PATTERN       exclude files matching PATTERN
@@ -617,6 +621,8 @@ dit(bf(--exclude-from=FILE)) This option is similar to the --exclude
 option, but instead it adds all exclude patterns listed in the file
 FILE to the exclude list.  Blank lines in FILE and lines starting with
 ';' or '#' are ignored.
+If em(FILE) is bf(-) the list will be read from standard input.
+
 
 dit(bf(--include=PATTERN)) This option tells rsync to not exclude the
 specified pattern of filenames. This is useful as it allows you to
@@ -627,6 +633,8 @@ this option.
 
 dit(bf(--include-from=FILE)) This specifies a list of include patterns
 from a file.
+If em(FILE) is bf(-) the list will be read from standard input.
+
 
 dit(bf(-C, --cvs-exclude)) This is a useful shorthand for excluding a
 broad range of files that you often don't want to transfer between
@@ -672,15 +680,21 @@ the temporary files in the receiving directory.
 
 dit(bf(--compare-dest=DIR)) This option instructs rsync to use DIR on
 the destination machine as an additional directory to compare destination
-files against when doing transfers.  This is useful for doing transfers to
-a new destination while leaving existing files intact, and then doing a
+files against when doing transfers if the files are missing in the
+destination directory.  This is useful for doing transfers to a new
+destination while leaving existing files intact, and then doing a
 flash-cutover when all files have been successfully transferred (for
 example by moving directories around and removing the old directory,
-although this requires also doing the transfer with -I to avoid skipping
-files that haven't changed).  This option increases the usefulness of
---partial because partially transferred files will remain in the new
-temporary destination until they have a chance to be completed.  If DIR is
-a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory.
+although this skips files that haven't changed; see also --link-dest).
+This option increases the usefulness of --partial because partially
+transferred files will remain in the new temporary destination until they
+have a chance to be completed.  If DIR is a relative path, it is relative
+to the destination directory.
+
+dit(bf(--link-dest=DIR)) This option behaves like bf(--compare-dest) but
+also will create hard links from em(DIR) to the destination directory for
+unchanged files.  Files with changed ownership or permissions will not be
+linked.
 
 dit(bf(-z, --compress)) With this option, rsync compresses any data from
 the files that it sends to the destination machine.  This
@@ -716,7 +730,7 @@ bf(rsync://host/module/) syntax.
 If standard input is a socket then rsync will assume that it is being
 run via inetd, otherwise it will detach from the current terminal and
 become a background daemon.  The daemon will read the config file
-(/etc/rsyncd.conf) on each connect made by a client and respond to
+(rsyncd.conf) on each connect made by a client and respond to
 requests accordingly.  See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for more
 details.
 
@@ -736,8 +750,10 @@ address (or hostname) to bind to. This makes virtual hosting possible
 in conjunction with the --config option.
 
 dit(bf(--config=FILE)) This specifies an alternate config file than
-the default /etc/rsyncd.conf. This is only relevant when --daemon is
-specified. 
+the default.  This is only relevant when --daemon is specified. 
+The default is /etc/rsyncd.conf unless the daemon is running over
+a remote shell program and the remote user is not root; in that case
+the default is rsyncd.conf in the current directory (typically $HOME).
 
 dit(bf(--port=PORT)) This specifies an alternate TCP port number to use
 rather than the default port 873.
@@ -1082,7 +1098,7 @@ enddit()
 
 manpagefiles()
 
-/etc/rsyncd.conf
+/etc/rsyncd.conf or rsyncd.conf
 
 manpageseealso()