From 42b06481c34b6b09a21c0a5eb27f1de443c4a036 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:43:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Made some descriptions concerning modification times clearer. --- options.c | 4 ++-- rsync.yo | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/options.c b/options.c index a700b224..ea8f72b2 100644 --- a/options.c +++ b/options.c @@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ void usage(enum logcode F) rprintf(F," --devices preserve device files (super-user only)\n"); rprintf(F," --specials preserve special files\n"); rprintf(F," -D same as --devices --specials\n"); - rprintf(F," -t, --times preserve times\n"); - rprintf(F," -O, --omit-dir-times omit directories when preserving times\n"); + rprintf(F," -t, --times preserve modification times\n"); + rprintf(F," -O, --omit-dir-times omit directories from --times\n"); rprintf(F," --super receiver attempts super-user activities\n"); #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS rprintf(F," --fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs\n"); diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 3be9dd64..b1279e5d 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description. verb( --devices preserve device files (super-user only) --specials preserve special files -D same as --devices --specials - -t, --times preserve times - -O, --omit-dir-times omit directories when preserving times + -t, --times preserve modification times + -O, --omit-dir-times omit directories from --times --super receiver attempts super-user activities --fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs -S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently @@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ if no -bf(-backup-dir) was specified, otherwise it is an empty string. dit(bf(-u, --update)) This forces rsync to skip any files which exist on the destination and have a modified time that is newer than the source -file. (If an existing destination file has a modify time equal to the +file. (If an existing destination file has a modification time equal to the source file's, it will be updated if the sizes are different.) In the current implementation of bf(--update), a difference of file format @@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ quote(itemization( by the file transfer. it() A bf(t) means the modification time is different and is being updated to the sender's value (requires bf(--times)). An alternate value of bf(T) - means that the time will be set to the transfer time, which happens + means that the modification time will be set to the transfer time, which happens anytime a symlink is transferred, or when a regular file or device is transferred without bf(--times). it() A bf(p) means the permissions are different and are being updated to -- 2.34.1