From d37d1c44ff388153302fb47bdb8dc39479b48759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:21:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Make the --append docs a little better. --- rsync.yo | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 918d9bde..12bd07db 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -587,9 +587,10 @@ dit(bf(--append)) This causes rsync to update a file by appending data onto the end of the file, which presumes that the data that already exists on the receiving side is identical with the start of the file on the sending side. If that is not true, the file will fail the checksum test, and the -resend will do a normal bf(--inplace) update to correct the mismatch. Any -file on the receiving side that is longer than a file on the sending side -is skipped. Implies bf(--inplace). +resend will do a normal bf(--inplace) update to correct the mismatched data. +Only files on the receiving side that are shorter than the corresponding +file on the sending side (as well as new files) are sent. +Implies bf(--inplace). dit(bf(-d, --dirs)) Tell the sending side to include any directories that are encountered. Unlike bf(--recursive), a directory's contents are not copied -- 2.34.1