X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/b53136076392ff881a03baff19232aadc4617f92..b35d0d8e9ae9c5407c9f781b545f8a66b9caa9d0:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 4c5de888..c6c818e1 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -61,11 +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 @@ -88,11 +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 @@ -123,8 +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 @@ -139,9 +143,7 @@ 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.org or (if you think it will be of interest to lots -of people) send it to rsync@samba.org +If you don't have web access then mail bug reports to rsync@samba.org. CVS TREE @@ -151,22 +153,24 @@ 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. +rsync was originally written by Andrew Tridgell and has been improved +by many developers around the world. rsync may be used, modified and +redistributed only under the terms of the GNU General Public License, +found in the file COPYING in this distribution, or at -tridge@samba.org -paulus@cs.anu.edu.au + http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html AVAILABILITY