WHAT IS RSYNC?
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-rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features.
+rsync is a replacement for scp/rcp that has many more features.
rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
USAGE
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-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
+Basically you use rsync just like rcp, but rsync has many additional
+options. To get a complete list of supported options type
+
+ rsync --help
+
+and see the manual for more information.
SETUP
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-Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid
-and requires no special privilages for installation. It does not
-require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working
-rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security
-features.
+Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication. It does not need to
+be setuid and requires no special privileges for installation. You
+must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system. Using ssh is
+recommended for its security features.
+
+Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket.
+This is generally used for public file distribution, although
+authentication and access control are available.
To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type
applications. It is open to anyone to join. I will announce new
versions on this list.
-To join the mailing list send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with
-no subject and a body of "subscribe rsync Your Name".
+To join the mailing list see the web page at http://lists.samba.org/
-To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au
+To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.org
BUG REPORTS
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If you have web access then please look at
-http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/
-This will give you access to the bug tracking system used by the
-developers of rsync and will allow you to look at other bug reports or
-submit a new bug report.
+ http://rsync.samba.org/
+
+That page contains links to the current bug list, and information on
+how to report a bug well. You might also like to try searching the
+internet for the error message you've received, or looking in the
+mailing list archives at
-If you don't have web access then mail bug reports to
-rsync-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au or (if you think it will be of interest to
-lots of people) send it to rsync@samba.anu.edu.au
+ http://mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/
+
+To send a bug report, follow the instructions on the bug-tracking
+page of the web site.
CVS TREE
source code repository then you can use anonymous cvs. You will need a
recent version of cvs then use the following commands:
- cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot login
+ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot login
Password: cvs
- cvs -d :pserver:cvs@samba.anu.edu.au:/cvsroot co rsync
+ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync
Look at the cvs documentation for more details.
COPYRIGHT
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-Rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras, and is
-available under the Gnu Public License.
+rsync was originally written by Andrew Tridgell and has been improved
+by many developers around the world. rsync may be used, modified and
+redistributed only under the terms of the GNU General Public License,
+found in the file COPYING in this distribution, or at
-tridge@samba.anu.edu.au
-paulus@cs.anu.edu.au
+ http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html
AVAILABILITY
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-The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync
-This is also available as rsync://samba.anu.edu.au/rsyncftp/
-
-Mirrors are available at:
-
-ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/unix/rsync
-ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/unix/admin/rsync
-ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/network/rsync/
+The main web site for rsync is http://rsync.samba.org/
+The main ftp site is ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/
+This is also available as rsync://rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/
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