X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/b320b7d6e56ddf7ecd5d7a6cc68b445028b4b731..8484ddd3d1e667eb209328c17c389972adc4f14a:/rsync.yo diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 708cfafe..5f5365aa 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description. verb( -D same as --devices --specials -t, --times preserve modification times -O, --omit-dir-times omit directories from --times + -J, --omit-link-times omit symlinks from --times --super receiver attempts super-user activities --fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs -S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently @@ -736,6 +737,12 @@ specify a backup suffix using the bf(--suffix) option (otherwise the files backed up in the specified directory will keep their original filenames). +Note that if you specify a relative path, the backup directory will be +relative to the destination directory, so you probably want to specify +either an absolute path or a path that starts with "../". If an rsync +daemon is the receiver, the backup dir cannot go outside the module's path +hierarchy, so take extra care not to delete it or copy into it. + dit(bf(--suffix=SUFFIX)) This option allows you to override the default backup suffix used with the bf(--backup) (bf(-b)) option. The default suffix is a ~ if no -bf(-backup-dir) was specified, otherwise it is an empty string. @@ -1108,6 +1115,9 @@ it is preserving modification times (see bf(--times)). If NFS is sharing the directories on the receiving side, it is a good idea to use bf(-O). This option is inferred if you use bf(--backup) without bf(--backup-dir). +dit(bf(-J, --omit-link-times)) This tells rsync to omit symlinks when +it is preserving modification times (see bf(--times)). + dit(bf(--super)) This tells the receiving side to attempt super-user activities even if the receiving rsync wasn't run by the super-user. These activities include: preserving users via the bf(--owner) option, preserving @@ -1790,17 +1800,22 @@ bf(gz) bf(iso) bf(jpeg) bf(jpg) +bf(lz) bf(lzma) bf(lzo) bf(mov) bf(mp3) bf(mp4) bf(ogg) +bf(png) bf(rar) bf(rpm) bf(rzip) bf(tbz) bf(tgz) +bf(tlz) +bf(txz) +bf(xz) bf(z) bf(zip)