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Document the new RSYNC_PARTIAL_DIR environment variable.

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Wayne Davison
2004-09-18 17:35:20 +00:00
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@@ -929,8 +929,18 @@ prevent the partial file from being deleted (it could get deleted at the
end of the transfer when using --delete-after, or at the beginning of the
transfer when using --delete). E.g. "--exclude=.rsync-partial/".
IMPORTANT: the --partial-dir should not be writable by other users to
avoid a security risk. E.g. AVOID "/tmp".
IMPORTANT: the --partial-dir should not be writable by other users or it
is a security risk. E.g. AVOID "/tmp".
You can also set the partial-dir value the RSYNC_PARTIAL_DIR environment
variable. Setting this in the environment does not force --partial to be
enabled, but rather it effects where partial files go when --partial (or
-P) is used. For instance, instead of specifying --partial-dir=.rsync-tmp
along with --progress, you could set RSYNC_PARTIAL_DIR=.rsync-tmp in your
environment and then just use the -P option to turn on the use of the
.rsync-tmp dir for partial transfers. The only time the --partial option
does not look for this environment value is when --inplace was also
specified (since --inplace conflicts with --partial-dir).
dit(bf(--progress)) This option tells rsync to print information
showing the progress of the transfer. This gives a bored user