Some fixes & clarifications for the BATCH MODE section.

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 3ad6ea1..694e6d1 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -1249,15 +1249,18 @@ is encountered the update might be discarded with no error (if the file
 appears to be up-to-date already) or the file-update may be attempted
 and then, if the file fails to verify, the update discarded with an
 error.  This means that it should be safe to re-run a read-batch operation
 appears to be up-to-date already) or the file-update may be attempted
 and then, if the file fails to verify, the update discarded with an
 error.  This means that it should be safe to re-run a read-batch operation

-if the command got updated.  If you wish to force the batched-update to
+if the command got interrupted.  If you wish to force the batched-update to

 always be attempted regardless of the file's size and date, use the -I
 always be attempted regardless of the file's size and date, use the -I

-option.  If an error occurs, the destination tree will probably be in a
+option (when reading the batch).
+If an error occurs, the destination tree will probably be in a

 partially updated state. In that case, rsync can
 be used in its regular (non-batch) mode of operation to fix up the
 destination tree.
 
 The rsync version used on all destinations must be at least as new as the
 partially updated state. In that case, rsync can
 be used in its regular (non-batch) mode of operation to fix up the
 destination tree.
 
 The rsync version used on all destinations must be at least as new as the

-one used to generate the batch file.
+one used to generate the batch file.  Rsync will die with an error if the
+protocol version in the batch file is too new for the batch-reading rsync
+to handle.

 
 The --dry-run (-n) option does not work in batch mode and yields a runtime
 error.
 
 The --dry-run (-n) option does not work in batch mode and yields a runtime
 error.


@@ -1277,8 +1280,8 @@ list if a change in what gets deleted by --delete is desired.  A normal
 user can ignore this detail and just use the shell script as an easy way
 to run the appropriate --read-batch command for the batched data.
 
 user can ignore this detail and just use the shell script as an easy way
 to run the appropriate --read-batch command for the batched data.
 

-See bf(http://www.ils.unc.edu/i2dsi/unc_rsync+.html) for papers and technical
-reports.
+The original batch mode in rsync was based on "rsync+", but the latest
+version uses a new implementation.

 
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