X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/f7632fc60d69c8dabed600ede87f0b91319a3b7f..b60626549181401ddf8ed57bd21f2b9f43dfdbf6:/rsync.yo diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 411a8ce9..04178ff6 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ rsync [options] [user@]host::module[/path] path rsync [options] path [user@]host::module[/path] +rsync [options] rsync://host/module/path path + manpagedescription() rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does, @@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ itemize( manpagesection(GENERAL) -There are five different ways of using rsync. They are: +There are six different ways of using rsync. They are: itemize( it() for copying local files. This is invoked when neither @@ -57,11 +59,16 @@ itemize( it() for copying from a remote rsync server to the local machine. This is invoked when the source path contains a :: - separator. + separator. You can also use a rsync:// URL if no username + is required. it() for copying from the local machine to a remote rsync server. This is invoked when the destination path contains a :: separator. + + it() for listing files on a remote machine. This is done the + same way as rsync transfers except that you leave off the + local destination. ) Note that in all cases at least one of the source and destination @@ -247,6 +254,7 @@ Options --port=PORT specify alternate rsyncd port number --stats give some file transfer stats --progress show progress during transfer + --log-format=FORMAT log file transfers using specified format -h, --help show this help screen ) @@ -542,6 +550,11 @@ specified. dit(bf(--port PORT)) This specifies an alternate TCP port number to use rather than the default port 873. +dit(bf(--log-format=FORMAT)) Normally rsync just logs filenames as +they are transferred. This allows you to specify exactly what gets +logged on a per file basis. The log format is specified using the same +format conventions as the log format option in rsyncd.conf. + dit(bf(--stats)) This tells rsync to print a verbose set of statistics on the file transfer, allowing you to tell how effective the rsync algorithm is for your data. This option only works in conjunction with