From: Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 05:30:28 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarify meaning of unsafe symlinks
X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/commitdiff_plain/7bd0cf5b8f25eb002dd10f5b72081d2b3a537efb

Clarify meaning of unsafe symlinks
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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 6282e635..e17ca044 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -910,6 +910,10 @@ bf(--copy-unsafe-links) will cause any links to be copied as the file
 they point to on the destination.  Using bf(--safe-links) will cause
 unsafe links to be ommitted altogether.
 
+Symbolic links are considered unsafe if they are absolute symlinks
+(start with bf(/)), empty, or if they contain enough bf("..")
+components to ascend from the directory being copied.
+
 manpagesection(DIAGNOSTICS)
 
 rsync occasionally produces error messages that may seem a little