From: Wayne Davison Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:44:27 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Mention that the --backup-dir option is a receiver-side path. X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/commitdiff_plain/ad75d18d2e71192e7a2f32f2a4c4469c32c71e6c Mention that the --backup-dir option is a receiver-side path. --- diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 9acfc238..bfff5043 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ your rules specify a trailing inclusion/exclusion of '*', the auto-added rule would never be reached). dit(bf(--backup-dir=DIR)) In combination with the bf(--backup) option, this -tells rsync to store all backups in the specified directory. This is -very useful for incremental backups. You can additionally +tells rsync to store all backups in the specified directory on the receiving +side. This can be used for incremental backups. You can additionally specify a backup suffix using the bf(--suffix) option (otherwise the files backed up in the specified directory will keep their original filenames).