Make the --append docs a little better.

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Wayne Davison
2005-08-20 17:21:06 +00:00
parent c89330313e
commit d37d1c44ff

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@@ -587,9 +587,10 @@ dit(bf(--append)) This causes rsync to update a file by appending data onto
the end of the file, which presumes that the data that already exists on
the receiving side is identical with the start of the file on the sending
side. If that is not true, the file will fail the checksum test, and the
resend will do a normal bf(--inplace) update to correct the mismatch. Any
file on the receiving side that is longer than a file on the sending side
is skipped. Implies bf(--inplace).
resend will do a normal bf(--inplace) update to correct the mismatched data.
Only files on the receiving side that are shorter than the corresponding
file on the sending side (as well as new files) are sent.
Implies bf(--inplace).
dit(bf(-d, --dirs)) Tell the sending side to include any directories that
are encountered. Unlike bf(--recursive), a directory's contents are not copied