From dcc3a131d1bc8ce90517153edad9e5ffc99c6b64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Dykstra Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 20:54:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update the README file to reflect current usage options. --- README | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index e037f517..3d26e703 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -20,46 +20,62 @@ USAGE Basically you use rsync just like rcp, but rsync has many additional options. -Here is a brief description of available options: - -Options: --v, --verbose increase verbosity --c, --checksum always checksum --a, --archive archive mode (same as -rlptDog) --r, --recursive recurse into directories --R, --relative use relative path names --b, --backup make backups (default ~ extension) --u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files) --l, --links preserve soft links --L, --copy-links treat soft links like regular files --H, --hard-links preserve hard links --p, --perms preserve permissions --o, --owner preserve owner (root only) --g, --group preserve group --D, --devices preserve devices (root only) --t, --times preserve times --S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently --n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred --W, --whole-file copy whole files, no incremental checks --x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries --B, --block-size SIZE checksum blocking size --e, --rsh COMMAND specify rsh replacement - --rsync-path PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine --C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does - --delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side - --force force deletion of directories even if not empty - --numeric-ids don't map uid/gid values by user/group name - --timeout TIME set IO timeout in seconds --I, --ignore-times don't exclude files that match length and time --T --temp-dir DIR create temporary files in directory DIR --z, --compress compress file data - --exclude FILE exclude file FILE - --exclude-from FILE exclude files listed in FILE - --suffix SUFFIX override backup suffix - --version print version number - --daemon run as a rsync daemon - --config FILE specify alternate rsyncd.conf file - --port PORT specify alternate rsyncd port number +Here is a brief description of rsync usage: + +Usage: rsync [OPTION]... SRC [USER@]HOST:DEST + or rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST:SRC DEST + or rsync [OPTION]... SRC DEST + or rsync [OPTION]... [USER@]HOST::SRC [DEST] + or rsync [OPTION]... SRC [USER@]HOST::DEST + or rsync [OPTION]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] + +Options + -v, --verbose increase verbosity + -c, --checksum always checksum + -a, --archive archive mode + -r, --recursive recurse into directories + -R, --relative use relative path names + -b, --backup make backups (default ~ extension) + -u, --update update only (don't overwrite newer files) + -l, --links preserve soft links + -L, --copy-links treat soft links like regular files + --safe-links ignore links outside the destination tree + -H, --hard-links preserve hard links + -p, --perms preserve permissions + -o, --owner preserve owner (root only) + -g, --group preserve group + -D, --devices preserve devices (root only) + -t, --times preserve times + -S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently + -n, --dry-run show what would have been transferred + -W, --whole-file copy whole files, no incremental checks + -x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries + -B, --block-size=SIZE checksum blocking size + -e, --rsh=COMMAND specify rsh replacement + --rsync-path=PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine + -C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does + --delete delete files that don't exist on the sending side + --partial keep partially transferred files + --force force deletion of directories even if not empty + --numeric-ids don't map uid/gid values by user/group name + --timeout=TIME set IO timeout in seconds + -I, --ignore-times don't exclude files that match length and time + -T --temp-dir=DIR create temporary files in directory DIR + --compare-dest=DIR also compare destination files relative to DIR + -z, --compress compress file data + --exclude=PATTERN exclude files matching PATTERN + --exclude-from=FILE exclude patterns listed in FILE + --include=PATTERN don't exclude files matching PATTERN + --include-from=FILE don't exclude patterns listed in FILE + --suffix=SUFFIX override backup suffix + --version print version number + --daemon run as a rsync daemon + --config=FILE specify alternate rsyncd.conf file + --port=PORT specify alternate rsyncd port number + --stats give some file transfer stats + --progress show progress during transfer + --log-format=FORMAT log file transfers using specified format + -h, --help show this help screen SETUP -- 2.34.1