From 9586e593704baf56b373c85e0469d464d5c34231 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:58:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Improved the docs for the --password-file option. --- rsync.yo | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index a4319e1e..573d875c 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description. verb( --out-format=FORMAT output updates using the specified FORMAT --log-file=FILE log what we're doing to the specified FILE --log-file-format=FMT log updates using the specified FMT - --password-file=FILE read password from FILE + --password-file=FILE read daemon password from FILE --list-only list the files instead of copying them --bwlimit=KBPS limit I/O bandwidth; KBytes per second --write-batch=FILE write a batched update to FILE @@ -1717,12 +1717,14 @@ dit(bf(-P)) The bf(-P) option is equivalent to bf(--partial) bf(--progress). It purpose is to make it much easier to specify these two options for a long transfer that may be interrupted. -dit(bf(--password-file)) This option allows you to provide a password -in a file for accessing a remote rsync daemon. Note that this option -is only useful when accessing an rsync daemon using the built in -transport, not when using a remote shell as the transport. The file -must not be world readable. It should contain just the password as a -single line. +dit(bf(--password-file)) This option allows you to provide a password in a +file for accessing an rsync daemon. The file must not be world readable. +It should contain just the password as a single line. + +When accessing an rsync daemon using a remote shell as the transport, this +option only comes into effect after the remote shell finishes its +authentication (i.e. if you have also specified a password in the daemon's +config file). dit(bf(--list-only)) This option will cause the source files to be listed instead of transferred. This option is inferred if there is a single source -- 2.34.1