From 039faa86600172aa92362657659652671aedb4c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Tridgell Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 00:55:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - document the rsync:// URL format --- rsync.yo | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 411a8ce9..aa7a94c4 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ rsync [options] [user@]host::module[/path] path rsync [options] path [user@]host::module[/path] +rsync [options] rsync://host/module/path path + manpagedescription() rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does, @@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ itemize( manpagesection(GENERAL) -There are five different ways of using rsync. They are: +There are six different ways of using rsync. They are: itemize( it() for copying local files. This is invoked when neither @@ -57,11 +59,16 @@ itemize( it() for copying from a remote rsync server to the local machine. This is invoked when the source path contains a :: - separator. + separator. You can also use a rsync:// URL if no username + is required. it() for copying from the local machine to a remote rsync server. This is invoked when the destination path contains a :: separator. + + it() for listing files on a remote machine. This is done the + same way as rsync transfers except that you leave off the + local destination. ) Note that in all cases at least one of the source and destination -- 2.34.1