X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/c627d61324e9dcd5df833ee6236dd10415f5bac4..038406fdfef4945bfa18f760377cc45cd6221982:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 1440c343..ff93c02f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ diffs between two files normally requires local access to both files. A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with -this package. +this package. USAGE @@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ Here is a brief description of available options: -b, --backup make backups (default ~ extension) -u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files) -l, --links preserve soft links +-H, --hard-links preserve hard links -p, --perms preserve permissions -o, --owner preserve owner (root only) -g, --group preserve group -D, --devices preserve devices (root only) -t, --times preserve times +-S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently -n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred -x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries -B, --block-size SIZE checksum blocking size @@ -42,21 +44,21 @@ Here is a brief description of available options: -C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does --delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side -I, --ignore-times don't exclude files that match length and time +-z, --compress compress file data --exclude FILE exclude file FILE --exclude-from FILE exclude files listed in FILE --suffix SUFFIX override backup suffix --version print version 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 require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working -rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security and -compression features. +rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security +features. To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type