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@@ -1,41 +1,40 @@
 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(6 Nov 2006)()()
-manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
+manpage(rsync)(1)(11 Oct 2007)()()
+manpagename(rsync)(a fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... DEST
+verb(Local:  rsync [OPTION...] SRC... [DEST]
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... [USER@]HOST:DEST
+Access via remote shell:
+  Pull: rsync [OPTION...] [USER@]HOST:SRC... [DEST]
+  Push: rsync [OPTION...] SRC... [USER@]HOST:DEST
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... [USER@]HOST::DEST
+Access via rsync daemon:
+  Pull: rsync [OPTION...] [USER@]HOST::SRC... [DEST]
+        rsync [OPTION...] rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC... [DEST]
+  Push: rsync [OPTION...] SRC... [USER@]HOST::DEST
+        rsync [OPTION...] SRC... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/DEST)
 
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/DEST
-
-rsync [OPTION]... SRC
-
-rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST:SRC [DEST]
-
-rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST::SRC [DEST]
-
-rsync [OPTION]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST]
+Usages with just one SRC arg and no DEST arg will list the source files
+instead of copying.
 
 manpagedescription()
 
-Rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does,
-but has many more options and uses the rsync remote-update protocol to
-greatly speed up file transfers when the destination file is being
-updated.
-
-The rsync remote-update protocol allows rsync to transfer just the
-differences between two sets of files across the network connection, using
-an efficient checksum-search algorithm described in the technical
-report that accompanies this package.
-
-Rsync finds files that need to be transferred using a "quick check" algorithm
-that looks for files that have changed in size or in last-modified time (by
-default).  Any changes in the other preserved attributes (as requested by
-options) are made on the destination file directly when the quick check
-indicates that the file's data does not need to be updated.
+Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool.  It can
+copy locally, to/from another host over any remote shell, or to/from a
+remote rsync daemon.  It offers a large number of options that control
+every aspect of its behavior and permit very flexible specification of the
+set of files to be copied.  It is famous for its delta-transfer algorithm,
+which reduces the amount of data sent over the network by sending only the
+differences between the source files and the existing files in the
+destination.  Rsync is widely used for backups and mirroring and as an
+improved copy command for everyday use.
+
+Rsync finds files that need to be transferred using a "quick check"
+algorithm (by default) that looks for files that have changed in size or
+in last-modified time.  Any changes in the other preserved attributes (as
+requested by options) are made on the destination file directly when the
+quick check indicates that the file's data does not need to be updated.
 
 Some of the additional features of rsync are:
 
@@ -2797,7 +2796,7 @@ url(http://rsync.samba.org/)(http://rsync.samba.org/)
 
 manpagesection(VERSION)
 
-This man page is current for version 2.6.9 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 3.0.0pre2 of rsync.
 
 manpagesection(INTERNAL OPTIONS)