X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/9ef53907149a591ec9302a929d0fa319f348b8d9..9a689986c6d416c66195d2a16f54fcb74dc7d805:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 5dac7ce2..5ac10b54 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Options -u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files) -l, --links preserve soft links -L, --copy-links treat soft links like regular files + --copy-unsafe-links copy links outside the source tree --safe-links ignore links outside the destination tree -H, --hard-links preserve hard links -p, --perms preserve permissions @@ -60,11 +61,13 @@ 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 + --delete-excluded also delete excluded files on the receiving side --partial keep partially transferred files --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 + --size-only only use file size when determining if a file should be transferred -T --temp-dir=DIR create temporary files in directory DIR --compare-dest=DIR also compare destination files relative to DIR -z, --compress compress file data @@ -87,11 +90,14 @@ Options SETUP ----- -Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid -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. +Rsync normally uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to +be setuid and requires no special privileges for installation. You +must, however, have a working rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is +recommended for its security features. + +Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket. +This is generally used for public file distribution, although +authentication and access control are available. To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type @@ -122,8 +128,7 @@ 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.org with -no subject and a body of "subscribe rsync Your Name". +To join the mailing list see the web page at http://lists.samba.org/ To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.org @@ -150,19 +155,20 @@ 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@cvs.samba.org:/cvsroot login + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot login Password: cvs - cvs -d :pserver:cvs@cvs.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync + cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync -Look at the cvs documentation for more details. +Look at the cvs documentation, or http://samba.org/cvs.html, for more +details. COPYRIGHT --------- Rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras, and is -available under the Gnu Public License. +available under the GNU General Public License. tridge@samba.org paulus@cs.anu.edu.au