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Some improvements to the rsync.yo manpage:
- Mention the switch from MD4 to MD5. - Mention the default for the --log-file-format option.
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@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ dit(bf(-c, --checksum)) This changes the way rsync checks if the files have
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been changed and are in need of a transfer. Without this option, rsync
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uses a "quick check" that (by default) checks if each file's size and time
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of last modification match between the sender and receiver. This option
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changes this to compare a 128-bit MD4 checksum for each file that has a
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changes this to compare a 128-bit checksum for each file that has a
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matching size. Generating the checksums means that both sides will expend
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a lot of disk I/O reading all the data in the files in the transfer (and
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this is prior to any reading that will be done to transfer changed files),
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@@ -584,6 +584,9 @@ checksum that is generated as the file is transferred, but that
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automatic after-the-transfer verification has nothing to do with this
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option's before-the-transfer "Does this file need to be updated?" check.
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For protocol 30 and beyond (first supported in 3.0.0), the checksum used is
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MD5. For older protocols, the checksum used is MD4.
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dit(bf(-a, --archive)) This is equivalent to bf(-rlptgoD). It is a quick
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way of saying you want recursion and want to preserve almost
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everything (with -H being a notable omission).
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@@ -1945,6 +1948,9 @@ specify an empty string, updated files will not be mentioned in the log file.
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For a list of the possible escape characters, see the "log format" setting
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in the rsyncd.conf manpage.
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The default FORMAT used if bf(--log-file) is specified and this option is not
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is '%i %n%L'.
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dit(bf(--stats)) This tells rsync to print a verbose set of statistics
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on the file transfer, allowing you to tell how effective rsync's delta-transfer
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algorithm is for your data. This option is equivalent to bf(--info=stats2)
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@@ -2303,9 +2309,9 @@ If rsync was complied without support for IPv6, the bf(--ipv6) option
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will have no effect. The bf(--version) output will tell you if this
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is the case.
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dit(bf(--checksum-seed=NUM)) Set the MD4 checksum seed to the integer
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dit(bf(--checksum-seed=NUM)) Set the checksum seed to the integer
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NUM. This 4 byte checksum seed is included in each block and file
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MD4 checksum calculation. By default the checksum seed is generated
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checksum calculation. By default the checksum seed is generated
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by the server and defaults to the current code(time()). This option
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is used to set a specific checksum seed, which is useful for
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applications that want repeatable block and file checksums, or
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