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