sent from the server or deleted on the server.
separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list. This is equivalent
to the client specifying these patterns with the --exclude option, except
that the exclude list is not passed to the client and thus only applies on
separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list. This is equivalent
to the client specifying these patterns with the --exclude option, except
that the exclude list is not passed to the client and thus only applies on
-the server and also only applies when receiving files from a server and not
-when sending files to it. Only one "exclude" option may be specified, but
+the server: that is, it excludes files received by a client when receiving
+from a server and files deleted on a server when sending to a server, but
+it doesn't exclude files sent from a client when sending to a server or
+files deleted on a client when receiving from a server.
+Only one "exclude" option may be specified, but
you can use "-" and "+" before patterns to specify exclude/include.
Note that this option is not designed with strong security in
you can use "-" and "+" before patterns to specify exclude/include.
Note that this option is not designed with strong security in
dit(bf(exclude from)) The "exclude from" option specifies a filename
on the server that contains exclude patterns, one per line. This is
equivalent to the client specifying the --exclude-from option with a
dit(bf(exclude from)) The "exclude from" option specifies a filename
on the server that contains exclude patterns, one per line. This is
equivalent to the client specifying the --exclude-from option with a
-equivalent file except that the resulting exclude patterns are not
-passed to the client and thus only apply on the server. See also the
-note about security for the exclude option above.
+equivalent file except that it applies only on the server. See also
+the "exclude" option above.
dit(bf(include)) The "include" option allows you to specify a space
separated list of patterns which rsync should not exclude. This is
equivalent to the client specifying these patterns with the --include
dit(bf(include)) The "include" option allows you to specify a space
separated list of patterns which rsync should not exclude. This is
equivalent to the client specifying these patterns with the --include
-option. This is useful as it allows you to build up quite complex
-exclude/include rules. Only one "include" option may be specified, but you
-can use "+" and "-" before patterns to switch include/exclude.
-
-See the section of exclude patterns in the rsync man page for information
-on the syntax of this option.
+option except that it applies only on the server. This is useful as it
+allows you to build up quite complex exclude/include rules. Only one
+"include" option may be specified, but you can use "+" and "-" before
+patterns to switch include/exclude. See also the "exclude" option above.
dit(bf(include from)) The "include from" option specifies a filename
on the server that contains include patterns, one per line. This is
equivalent to the client specifying the --include-from option with a
dit(bf(include from)) The "include from" option specifies a filename
on the server that contains include patterns, one per line. This is
equivalent to the client specifying the --include-from option with a
+equivalent file except that it applies only on the server. See also
+the "exclude" option above.
dit(bf(auth users)) The "auth users" option specifies a comma and
space separated list of usernames that will be allowed to connect to
dit(bf(auth users)) The "auth users" option specifies a comma and
space separated list of usernames that will be allowed to connect to
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