From 99eb41b25f436740011c1e09b42f4404e2af21d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 02:23:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Improved some text in --compare-dest and --link-dest. --- rsync.yo | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 63aac4b0..47c41e3d 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -952,9 +952,10 @@ directory. This is useful for creating a sparse backup of just files that have changed from an earlier backup. Beginning in version 2.6.4, multiple bf(--compare-dest) directories may be -provided and rsync will try to find an exact match (searching -the list in the order specified), and if not found, a basis file from one -of the em(DIR)s will be selected to try to speed up the transfer. +provided, which will cause rsync to search the list in the order specified +for an exact match. +If a match is not found, a basis file from one of the em(DIR)s will be +selected to try to speed up the transfer. If em(DIR) is a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory. See also bf(--link-dest). @@ -967,10 +968,11 @@ An example: quote(tt( rsync -av --link-dest=$PWD/prior_dir host:src_dir/ new_dir/)) -Beginning with version 2.6.4, if more than one bf(--link-dest) option is -specified, rsync will try to find an exact match to link with (searching -the list in the order specified), and if not found, a basis file from one -of the em(DIR)s will be selected to try to speed up the transfer. +Beginning in version 2.6.4, multiple bf(--link-dest) directories may be +provided, which will cause rsync to search the list in the order specified +for an exact match. +If a match is not found, a basis file from one of the em(DIR)s will be +selected to try to speed up the transfer. If em(DIR) is a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory. See also bf(--compare-dest). -- 2.34.1