Mention that --append can be dangerous.

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Wayne Davison committed 2014-12-31 13:10:46 -08:00
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@@ -864,6 +864,11 @@ Implies bf(--inplace),
but does not conflict with bf(--sparse) (since it is always extending a
file's length).
The use of bf(--append) can be dangerous if you aren't 100% sure that the files
that are longer have only grown by the appending of data onto the end. You
should thus use include/exclude/filter rules to ensure that such a transfer is
only affecting files that you know to be growing via appended data.
dit(bf(--append-verify)) This works just like the bf(--append) option, but
the existing data on the receiving side is included in the full-file
checksum verification step, which will cause a file to be resent if the