From fbe5eeb831ea4842fc2bb3bfffc9a5689b74080f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:10:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention how --backup sometimes implies --omit-dir-times. --- rsync.yo | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index 590f36f4..1daed83e 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ dit(bf(-b, --backup)) With this option, preexisting destination files are renamed as each file is transferred or deleted. You can control where the backup file goes and what (if any) suffix gets appended using the bf(--backup-dir) and bf(--suffix) options. +Note that if you don't specify bf(--backup-dir), the bf(--omit-dir-times) +option will be enabled. dit(bf(--backup-dir=DIR)) In combination with the bf(--backup) option, this tells rsync to store all backups in the specified directory. This is @@ -521,8 +523,6 @@ very useful for incremental backups. You can additionally specify a backup suffix using the bf(--suffix) option (otherwise the files backed up in the specified directory will keep their original filenames). -If DIR is a relative path, it is relative to the destination directory -(which changes in a recursive transfer). dit(bf(--suffix=SUFFIX)) This option allows you to override the default backup suffix used with the bf(--backup) (bf(-b)) option. The default suffix is a ~ @@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ if the files haven't actually changed, you're much better off using bf(-t)). dit(bf(-O, --omit-dir-times)) This tells rsync to omit directories when it is preserving modification times (see bf(--times)). If NFS is sharing the directories on the receiving side, it is a good idea to use bf(-O). +This option is inferred if you use bf(--backup) without bf(--backup-dir). dit(bf(-n, --dry-run)) This tells rsync to not do any file transfers, instead it will just report the actions it would have taken. -- 2.34.1