Document the new "filter" parameter.

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 62af546..90854dd 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -208,6 +208,16 @@ file transfers to and from that module should take place as when the daemon
 was run as root. This complements the "uid" option. The default is gid -2,
 which is normally the group "nobody".
 
 was run as root. This complements the "uid" option. The default is gid -2,
 which is normally the group "nobody".
 

+dit(bf(filter)) The "filter" option allows you to specify a space-separated
+list of filter rules that the server will not allow to be read or written.
+This is only superficially equivalent to the client specifying these
+patterns with the --filter option.  Only one "filter" option may be
+specified, but it may contain as many rules as you like, including
+merge-file rules.  Note that per-directory merge-file rules do not provide
+as much protection as global rules, but they can be used to make --delete
+work better when a client downloads the server's files (if the per-dir
+merge files are included in the transfer).
+

 dit(bf(exclude)) The "exclude" option allows you to specify a
 space-separated list of patterns that the server will not allow to be read
 or written.  This is only superficially equivalent to the client
 dit(bf(exclude)) The "exclude" option allows you to specify a
 space-separated list of patterns that the server will not allow to be read
 or written.  This is only superficially equivalent to the client