Annotation of embedaddon/rsync/README, revision 1.1.1.1
1.1 misho 1: WHAT IS RSYNC?
2: --------------
3:
4: Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool for
5: both remote and local files.
6:
7: Rsync uses a delta-transfer algorithm which provides a very fast method
8: for bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
9: differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both
10: sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand. At
11: first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of diffs
12: between two files normally requires local access to both files.
13:
14: A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with this
15: package.
16:
17:
18: USAGE
19: -----
20:
21: Basically you use rsync just like scp, but rsync has many additional
22: options. To get a complete list of supported options type:
23:
24: rsync --help
25:
26: See the manpage for more detailed information.
27:
28:
29: SETUP
30: -----
31:
32: Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication with remote systems.
33: It does not need to be setuid and requires no special privileges for
34: installation. You must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system.
35: Using ssh is recommended for its security features.
36:
37: Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket.
38: This is generally used for public file distribution, although
39: authentication and access control are available.
40:
41: To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
42: Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type "make".
43:
44: Note that on some systems you will have to force configure not to use
45: gcc because gcc may not support some features (such as 64 bit file
46: offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC
47: to the name of your native compiler before running configure in this
48: case.
49:
50: Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and
51: remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it!
52:
53:
54: RSYNC DAEMONS
55: -------------
56:
57: Rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or
58: authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how
59: to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
60: connect to an rsync daemon.
61:
62:
63: WEB SITE
64: --------
65:
66: The main rsync web site is here:
67:
68: http://rsync.samba.org/
69:
70: You'll find a FAQ list, downloads, resources, HTML versions of the
71: manpages, etc.
72:
73:
74: MAILING LISTS
75: -------------
76:
77: There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its applications
78: that is open to anyone to join. New releases are announced on this
79: list, and there is also an announcement-only mailing list for those that
80: want official announcements. See the mailing-list page for full
81: details:
82:
83: http://rsync.samba.org/lists.html
84:
85:
86: BUG REPORTS
87: -----------
88:
89: To visit this web page for full the details on bug reporting:
90:
91: http://rsync.samba.org/bugzilla.html
92:
93: That page contains links to the current bug list, and information on how
94: to report a bug well. You might also like to try searching the Internet
95: for the error message you've received, or looking in the mailing list
96: archives at:
97:
98: http://mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/
99:
100: To send a bug report, follow the instructions on the bug-tracking
101: page of the web site.
102:
103: Alternately, email your bug report to rsync@lists.samba.org .
104:
105:
106: GIT REPOSITORY
107: --------------
108:
109: If you want to get the very latest version of rsync direct from the
110: source code repository then you can use git:
111:
112: git clone git://git.samba.org/rsync.git
113:
114: See the download page for full details on all the ways to grab the
115: source, including nightly tar files, web-browsing of the git repository,
116: etc.:
117:
118: http://rsync.samba.org/download.html
119:
120:
121: COPYRIGHT
122: ---------
123:
124: Rsync was originally written by Andrew Tridgell and is currently
125: maintained by Wayne Davison. It has been improved by many developers
126: from around the world.
127:
128: Rsync may be used, modified and redistributed only under the terms of
129: the GNU General Public License, found in the file COPYING in this
130: distribution, or at:
131:
132: http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html
133:
134:
135: AVAILABILITY
136: ------------
137:
138: The main web site for rsync is http://rsync.samba.org/
139: The main ftp site is ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/
140: This is also available as rsync://rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/
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