Refer to delta-transfer algorithm rather than rsync algorithm.

diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index a3ea1c6..d3846de 100644 (file)
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void usage(enum logcode F)
 #endif
   rprintf(F," -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently\n");
   rprintf(F," -n, --dry-run               perform a trial run with no changes made\n");
 #endif
   rprintf(F," -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently\n");
   rprintf(F," -n, --dry-run               perform a trial run with no changes made\n");

-  rprintf(F," -W, --whole-file            copy files whole (without rsync algorithm)\n");
+  rprintf(F," -W, --whole-file            copy files whole (without delta-xfer algorithm)\n");

   rprintf(F," -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries\n");
   rprintf(F," -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size\n");
   rprintf(F," -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use\n");
   rprintf(F," -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries\n");
   rprintf(F," -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size\n");
   rprintf(F," -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use\n");

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index b5a0e48..9d9b804 100644 (file)
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description.  verb(
      --fake-super            store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs
  -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently
  -n, --dry-run               perform a trial run with no changes made
      --fake-super            store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs
  -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently
  -n, --dry-run               perform a trial run with no changes made

- -W, --whole-file            copy files whole (without rsync algorithm)
+ -W, --whole-file            copy files whole (w/o delta-xfer algorithm)

  -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size
  -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use
  -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size
  -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use


@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ the "bytes sent", "bytes received", "literal data", and "matched data"
 statistics are too small, and the "speedup" value is equivalent to a run
 where no file transfers are needed.
 
 statistics are too small, and the "speedup" value is equivalent to a run
 where no file transfers are needed.
 

-dit(bf(-W, --whole-file)) With this option the delta transfer algorithm
+dit(bf(-W, --whole-file)) With this option the delta-transfer algorithm

 is not used and the whole file is sent as-is instead.  The transfer may be
 faster if this option is used when the bandwidth between the source and
 destination machines is higher than the bandwidth to disk (especially when the
 is not used and the whole file is sent as-is instead.  The transfer may be
 faster if this option is used when the bandwidth between the source and
 destination machines is higher than the bandwidth to disk (especially when the