Add --quiet/-q option. Contributed by Rich Salz salzr@certco.com.

clientserver.c

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int rsync_module(int fd, int i)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = parse_arguments(argc, argv);
+	ret = parse_arguments(argc, argv, 0);
 
 	if (request) {
 		if (*auth_user) {

log.c

@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ void log_open(void)
 	int len;
 	FILE *f=NULL;
 	extern int am_daemon;
+	extern int quiet;
 	/* recursion can happen with certain fatal conditions */
 
+	if (quiet != 0 && fd == FINFO) return;
+
 	va_start(ap, format);
 	len = vslprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);

main.c

@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 	   carried across */
 	orig_umask = (int)umask(0);
 
-	if (!parse_arguments(argc, argv)) {
+	if (!parse_arguments(argc, argv, 1)) {
 		exit_cleanup(RERR_SYNTAX);
 	}
 

options.c

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ char *rsync_path = RSYNC_NAME;
 int rsync_port = RSYNC_PORT;
 
 int verbose = 0;
+int quiet = 0;
 int always_checksum = 0;
 int list_only = 0;
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ void usage(int F)
   rprintf(F,"  or   rsync [OPTION]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST]\n");
   rprintf(F,"\nOptions\n");
   rprintf(F," -v, --verbose               increase verbosity\n");
+  rprintf(F," -q, --quiet                 decrease verbosity\n");
   rprintf(F," -c, --checksum              always checksum\n");
   rprintf(F," -a, --archive               archive mode\n");
   rprintf(F," -r, --recursive             recurse into directories\n");
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ enum {OPT_VERSION,OPT_SUFFIX,OPT_SENDER,OPT_SERVER,OPT_EXCLUDE,
       OPT_INCLUDE, OPT_INCLUDE_FROM, OPT_STATS, OPT_PARTIAL, OPT_PROGRESS,
       OPT_SAFE_LINKS, OPT_COMPARE_DEST, OPT_LOG_FORMAT,OPT_PASSWORD_FILE};
 
-static char *short_options = "oblLWHpguDCtcahvrRIxnSe:B:T:z";
+static char *short_options = "oblLWHpguDCtcahvqrRIxnSe:B:T:z";
 
 static struct option long_options[] = {
   {"version",     0,     0,    OPT_VERSION},
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
   {"backup",      0,     0,    'b'},
   {"update",      0,     0,    'u'},
   {"verbose",     0,     0,    'v'},
+  {"quiet",       0,     0,    'q'},
   {"recursive",   0,     0,    'r'},
   {"relative",    0,     0,    'R'},
   {"devices",     0,     0,    'D'},
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ static int check_refuse_options(char *ref, int opt)
 }
 
 
-int parse_arguments(int argc, char *argv[])
+int parse_arguments(int argc, char *argv[], int frommain)
 {
 	int opt;
 	int option_index;
@@ -395,6 +398,10 @@ int parse_arguments(int argc, char *argv[])
 			verbose++;
 			break;
 
+		case 'q':
+			if (frommain) quiet++;
+			break;
+
 		case 'a':
 			recurse=1;
 #if SUPPORT_LINKS
@@ -507,6 +514,7 @@ void server_options(char **args,int *argc)
 	argstr[0] = '-';
 	for (i=0;i<verbose;i++)
 		argstr[x++] = 'v';
+	/* the -q option is intentionally left out */
 	if (make_backups)
 		argstr[x++] = 'b';
 	if (update_only)

rsync.yo

 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(7 Jan 1999)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(9 Feb 1999)()()
 manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ Usage: rsync [OPTION]... SRC [USER@]HOST:DEST
 
 Options
  -v, --verbose               increase verbosity
+ -q, --quiet                 decrease verbosity
  -c, --checksum              always checksum
  -a, --archive               archive mode
  -r, --recursive             recurse into directories
@@ -288,6 +289,11 @@ information on what files are being skipped and slightly more
 information at the end. More than two -v flags should only be used if
 you are debugging rsync.
 
+dit(bf(-q, --quiet)) This option decreases the amount of information you
+are given during the transfer, notably suppressing information messages
+from the remote server. This flag is useful when invoking rsync from
+cron.
+
 dit(bf(-I, --ignore-times)) Normally rsync will skip any files that are
 already the same length and have the same time-stamp. This option turns
 off this behavior.