Commit 1502f4f5 authored by Wayne Davison's avatar Wayne Davison

Updated the README and the NEWS file.

parent 6db1db54
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BUG FIXES:
- ...
- Fixed a wildcard matching problem in the daemon when a module has
"use chroot" enabled.
ENHANCEMENTS:
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WHAT IS RSYNC?
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rsync is a replacement for scp/rcp that has many more features.
Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool for
both remote and local files.
rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
Rsync uses a delta-transfer algorithm which provides a very fast method
for bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both
sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand.
At first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of
diffs between two files normally requires local access to both
files.
sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand. At
first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of diffs
between two files normally requires local access to both files.
A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with
this package.
A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with this
package.
USAGE
-----
Basically you use rsync just like rcp, but rsync has many additional
options. To get a complete list of supported options type
Basically you use rsync just like scp, but rsync has many additional
options. To get a complete list of supported options type:
rsync --help
rsync --help
and see the manual for more information.
See the manpage for more detailed information.
SETUP
-----
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.
Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication with remote systems.
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
"make".
To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type "make".
Note that on some systems you will have to force configure not to use
gcc because gcc may not support some features (such as 64 bit file
offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC
offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC
to the name of your native compiler before running configure in this
case.
case.
Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and
remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
RSYNC DAEMONS
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rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or
authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how
to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
Rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or
authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how
to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
connect to an rsync daemon.
MAILING LIST
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WEB SITE
--------
There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its
applications. It is open to anyone to join. I will announce new
versions on this list.
The main rsync web site is here:
To join the mailing list see the web page at http://lists.samba.org/
http://rsync.samba.org/
To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@lists.samba.org
You'll find a FAQ list, downloads, resources, HTML versions of the
manpages, etc.
MAILING LISTS
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There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its applications
that is open to anyone to join. New releases are announced on this
list, and there is also an announcement-only mailing list for those that
want official announcements. See the mailing-list page for full
details:
http://rsync.samba.org/lists.html
BUG REPORTS
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If you have web access then please look at
To visit this web page for full the details on bug reporting:
http://rsync.samba.org/
http://rsync.samba.org/bugzilla.html
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
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:
http://mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/
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.
If you don't have web access, email your bug report to
rsync@lists.samba.org.
Alternately, email your bug report to rsync@lists.samba.org .
CVS TREE
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GIT REPOSITORY
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If you want to get the very latest version of rsync direct from the
source code repository then you can use anonymous cvs. You will need a
recent version of cvs then use the following commands:
source code repository then you can use git:
cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot login
Password: cvs
git clone git://git.samba.org/rsync.git
cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co rsync
See the download page for full details on all the ways to grab the
source, including nightly tar files, web-browsing of the git repository,
etc.:
Look at the cvs documentation for more details.
http://rsync.samba.org/download.html
COPYRIGHT
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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
Rsync was originally written by Andrew Tridgell and is currently
maintained by Wayne Davison. It has been improved by many developers
from 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:
http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html
http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html
AVAILABILITY
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