This patch provides --fileflags, which preserves the st_flags stat() field.
Modified from a patch that was written by Rolf Grossmann.
To use this patch, run these commands for a successful build:
patch -p1 <patches/fileflags.diff
./configure (optional if already run)
make
based-on: e94bad1c156fc3910f24e2b3b71a81b0b0bdeb70
diff --git a/compat.c b/compat.c
--- a/compat.c
+++ b/compat.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern int checksum_seed;
extern int basis_dir_cnt;
extern int prune_empty_dirs;
extern int protocol_version;
+extern int force_change;
extern int protect_args;
extern int preserve_uid;
extern int preserve_gid;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ extern int preserve_atimes;
extern int preserve_crtimes;
extern int preserve_acls;
extern int preserve_xattrs;
+extern int preserve_fileflags;
extern int xfer_flags_as_varint;
extern int need_messages_from_generator;
extern int delete_mode, delete_before, delete_during, delete_after;
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ int do_negotiated_strings = 0;
int xmit_id0_names = 0;
/* These index values are for the file-list's extra-attribute array. */
-int pathname_ndx, depth_ndx, atimes_ndx, crtimes_ndx, uid_ndx, gid_ndx, acls_ndx, xattrs_ndx, unsort_ndx;
+int pathname_ndx, depth_ndx, atimes_ndx, crtimes_ndx, uid_ndx, gid_ndx, fileflags_ndx, acls_ndx, xattrs_ndx, unsort_ndx;
int receiver_symlink_times = 0; /* receiver can set the time on a symlink */
int sender_symlink_iconv = 0; /* sender should convert symlink content */
@@ -566,6 +568,8 @@ void setup_protocol(int f_out,int f_in)
uid_ndx = ++file_extra_cnt;
if (preserve_gid)
gid_ndx = ++file_extra_cnt;
+ if (preserve_fileflags || (force_change && !am_sender))
+ fileflags_ndx = ++file_extra_cnt;
if (preserve_acls && !am_sender)
acls_ndx = ++file_extra_cnt;
if (preserve_xattrs)
@@ -726,6 +730,10 @@ void setup_protocol(int f_out,int f_in)
fprintf(stderr, "Both rsync versions must be at least 3.2.0 for --crtimes.\n");
exit_cleanup(RERR_PROTOCOL);
}
+ if (!xfer_flags_as_varint && preserve_fileflags) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Both rsync versions must be at least 3.2.0 for --fileflags.\n");
+ exit_cleanup(RERR_PROTOCOL);
+ }
if (am_sender) {
receiver_symlink_times = am_server
? strchr(client_info, 'L') != NULL
diff --git a/delete.c b/delete.c
--- a/delete.c
+++ b/delete.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
extern int am_root;
extern int make_backups;
extern int max_delete;
+extern int force_change;
extern char *backup_dir;
extern char *backup_suffix;
extern int backup_suffix_len;
@@ -97,8 +98,12 @@ static enum delret delete_dir_contents(char *fname, uint16 flags)
}
strlcpy(p, fp->basename, remainder);
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change)
+ make_mutable(fname, fp->mode, F_FFLAGS(fp), force_change);
+#endif
if (!(fp->mode & S_IWUSR) && !am_root && fp->flags & FLAG_OWNED_BY_US)
- do_chmod(fname, fp->mode | S_IWUSR);
+ do_chmod(fname, fp->mode | S_IWUSR, NO_FFLAGS);
/* Save stack by recursing to ourself directly. */
if (S_ISDIR(fp->mode)) {
if (delete_dir_contents(fname, flags | DEL_RECURSE) != DR_SUCCESS)
@@ -139,11 +144,18 @@ enum delret delete_item(char *fbuf, uint16 mode, uint16 flags)
}
if (flags & DEL_NO_UID_WRITE)
- do_chmod(fbuf, mode | S_IWUSR);
+ do_chmod(fbuf, mode | S_IWUSR, NO_FFLAGS);
if (S_ISDIR(mode) && !(flags & DEL_DIR_IS_EMPTY)) {
/* This only happens on the first call to delete_item() since
* delete_dir_contents() always calls us w/DEL_DIR_IS_EMPTY. */
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+ if (x_lstat(fbuf, &st, NULL) == 0)
+ make_mutable(fbuf, st.st_mode, st.st_flags, force_change);
+ }
+#endif
ignore_perishable = 1;
/* If DEL_RECURSE is not set, this just reports emptiness. */
ret = delete_dir_contents(fbuf, flags);
diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern int preserve_links;
extern int preserve_hard_links;
extern int preserve_devices;
extern int preserve_specials;
+extern int preserve_fileflags;
extern int delete_during;
extern int missing_args;
extern int eol_nulls;
@@ -383,6 +384,9 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
static time_t crtime;
#endif
static mode_t mode;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ static uint32 fileflags;
+#endif
#ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
static int64 dev;
#endif
@@ -426,6 +430,14 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
xflags |= XMIT_SAME_MODE;
else
mode = file->mode;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags) {
+ if (F_FFLAGS(file) == fileflags)
+ xflags |= XMIT_SAME_FLAGS;
+ else
+ fileflags = F_FFLAGS(file);
+ }
+#endif
if (preserve_devices && IS_DEVICE(mode)) {
if (protocol_version < 28) {
@@ -587,6 +599,10 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
#endif
if (!(xflags & XMIT_SAME_MODE))
write_int(f, to_wire_mode(mode));
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_FLAGS))
+ write_int(f, (int)fileflags);
+#endif
if (atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(mode) && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_ATIME))
write_varlong(f, atime, 4);
if (preserve_uid && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_UID)) {
@@ -681,6 +697,9 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
static time_t crtime;
#endif
static mode_t mode;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ static uint32 fileflags;
+#endif
#ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
static int64 dev;
#endif
@@ -797,6 +816,10 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
if (crtimes_ndx)
crtime = F_CRTIME(first);
+#endif
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags)
+ fileflags = F_FFLAGS(first);
#endif
if (preserve_uid)
uid = F_OWNER(first);
@@ -869,6 +892,10 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
if (chmod_modes && !S_ISLNK(mode) && mode)
mode = tweak_mode(mode, chmod_modes);
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_FLAGS))
+ fileflags = (uint32)read_int(f);
+#endif
if (preserve_uid && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_UID)) {
if (protocol_version < 30)
@@ -1027,6 +1054,10 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
}
#endif
file->mode = mode;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags)
+ F_FFLAGS(file) = fileflags;
+#endif
if (preserve_uid)
F_OWNER(file) = uid;
if (preserve_gid) {
@@ -1428,6 +1459,10 @@ struct file_struct *make_file(const char *fname, struct file_list *flist,
}
#endif
file->mode = st.st_mode;
+#if defined SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS || defined SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (fileflags_ndx)
+ F_FFLAGS(file) = st.st_flags;
+#endif
if (preserve_uid)
F_OWNER(file) = st.st_uid;
if (preserve_gid)
diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c
--- a/generator.c
+++ b/generator.c
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ extern int write_devices;
extern int preserve_specials;
extern int preserve_hard_links;
extern int preserve_executability;
+extern int preserve_fileflags;
extern int preserve_perms;
extern int preserve_times;
+extern int force_change;
extern int delete_mode;
extern int delete_before;
extern int delete_during;
@@ -487,6 +489,10 @@ int unchanged_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp)
return 0;
if (perms_differ(file, sxp))
return 0;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags && sxp->st.st_flags != F_FFLAGS(file))
+ return 0;
+#endif
if (ownership_differs(file, sxp))
return 0;
#ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
@@ -548,6 +554,11 @@ void itemize(const char *fnamecmp, struct file_struct *file, int ndx, int statre
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_OWNER;
if (gid_ndx && !(file->flags & FLAG_SKIP_GROUP) && sxp->st.st_gid != (gid_t)F_GROUP(file))
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_GROUP;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags && !S_ISLNK(file->mode)
+ && sxp->st.st_flags != F_FFLAGS(file))
+ iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_FFLAGS;
+#endif
#ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
if (preserve_acls && !S_ISLNK(file->mode)) {
if (!ACL_READY(*sxp))
@@ -1442,6 +1453,10 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
if (!preserve_perms) { /* See comment in non-dir code below. */
file->mode = dest_mode(file->mode, sx.st.st_mode, dflt_perms, statret == 0);
}
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && !preserve_fileflags)
+ F_FFLAGS(file) = sx.st.st_flags;
+#endif
if (statret != 0 && basis_dir[0] != NULL) {
int j = try_dests_non(file, fname, ndx, fnamecmpbuf, &sx, itemizing, code);
if (j == -2) {
@@ -1484,10 +1499,15 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
* readable and writable permissions during the time we are
* putting files within them. This is then restored to the
* former permissions after the transfer is done. */
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && F_FFLAGS(file) & force_change
+ && make_mutable(fname, file->mode, F_FFLAGS(file), force_change))
+ need_retouch_dir_perms = 1;
+#endif
#ifdef HAVE_CHMOD
if (!am_root && (file->mode & S_IRWXU) != S_IRWXU && dir_tweaking) {
mode_t mode = file->mode | S_IRWXU;
- if (do_chmod(fname, mode) < 0) {
+ if (do_chmod(fname, mode, 0) < 0) {
rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno,
"failed to modify permissions on %s",
full_fname(fname));
@@ -1522,6 +1542,10 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
int exists = statret == 0 && !S_ISDIR(sx.st.st_mode);
file->mode = dest_mode(file->mode, sx.st.st_mode, dflt_perms, exists);
}
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && !preserve_fileflags)
+ F_FFLAGS(file) = sx.st.st_flags;
+#endif
#ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
if (preserve_hard_links && F_HLINK_NOT_FIRST(file)
@@ -2102,17 +2126,25 @@ static void touch_up_dirs(struct file_list *flist, int ndx)
continue;
fname = f_name(file, NULL);
if (fix_dir_perms)
- do_chmod(fname, file->mode);
+ do_chmod(fname, file->mode, 0);
if (need_retouch_dir_times) {
STRUCT_STAT st;
if (link_stat(fname, &st, 0) == 0 && mtime_differs(&st, file)) {
st.st_mtime = file->modtime;
#ifdef ST_MTIME_NSEC
st.ST_MTIME_NSEC = F_MOD_NSEC_or_0(file);
+#endif
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ st.st_mode = file->mode;
+ st.st_flags = 0;
#endif
set_times(fname, &st);
}
}
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && F_FFLAGS(file) & force_change)
+ undo_make_mutable(fname, F_FFLAGS(file));
+#endif
if (counter >= loopchk_limit) {
if (allowed_lull)
maybe_send_keepalive(time(NULL), MSK_ALLOW_FLUSH);
diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -725,7 +725,8 @@ static void log_formatted(enum logcode code, const char *format, const char *op,
: iflags & ITEM_REPORT_ATIME ? 'u' : 'n';
c[9] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_ACL) ? '.' : 'a';
c[10] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_XATTR) ? '.' : 'x';
- c[11] = '\0';
+ c[11] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_FFLAGS) ? '.' : 'f';
+ c[12] = '\0';
if (iflags & (ITEM_IS_NEW|ITEM_MISSING_DATA)) {
char ch = iflags & ITEM_IS_NEW ? '+' : '?';
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
#ifdef __TANDEM
#include <floss.h(floss_execlp)>
#endif
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
extern int dry_run;
extern int list_only;
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ extern int called_from_signal_handler;
extern int need_messages_from_generator;
extern int kluge_around_eof;
extern int got_xfer_error;
+extern int force_change;
extern int msgs2stderr;
extern int module_id;
extern int read_only;
@@ -970,6 +974,22 @@ static int do_recv(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
* points to an identical file won't be replaced by the referent. */
copy_links = copy_dirlinks = copy_unsafe_links = 0;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change & SYS_IMMUTABLE) {
+ /* Determine whether we'll be able to unlock a system immutable item. */
+ int mib[2];
+ int securityLevel = 0;
+ size_t len = sizeof securityLevel;
+
+ mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
+ mib[1] = KERN_SECURELVL;
+ if (sysctl(mib, 2, &securityLevel, &len, NULL, 0) == 0 && securityLevel > 0) {
+ rprintf(FERROR, "System security level is too high to force mutability on system immutable files and directories.\n");
+ exit_cleanup(RERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+
#ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
if (preserve_hard_links && !inc_recurse)
match_hard_links(first_flist);
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ int preserve_hard_links = 0;
int preserve_acls = 0;
int preserve_xattrs = 0;
int preserve_perms = 0;
+int preserve_fileflags = 0;
int preserve_executability = 0;
int preserve_devices = 0;
int preserve_specials = 0;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ int numeric_ids = 0;
int msgs2stderr = 2; /* Default: send errors to stderr for local & remote-shell transfers */
int allow_8bit_chars = 0;
int force_delete = 0;
+int force_change = 0;
int io_timeout = 0;
int prune_empty_dirs = 0;
int use_qsort = 0;
@@ -614,6 +616,8 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
{"perms", 'p', POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_perms, 1, 0, 0 },
{"no-perms", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_perms, 0, 0, 0 },
{"no-p", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_perms, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"fileflags", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_fileflags, 1, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-fileflags", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_fileflags, 0, 0, 0 },
{"executability", 'E', POPT_ARG_NONE, &preserve_executability, 0, 0, 0 },
{"acls", 'A', POPT_ARG_NONE, 0, 'A', 0, 0 },
{"no-acls", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_acls, 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -711,6 +715,12 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
{"remove-source-files",0,POPT_ARG_VAL, &remove_source_files, 1, 0, 0 },
{"force", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_delete, 1, 0, 0 },
{"no-force", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_delete, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"force-delete", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_delete, 1, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-force-delete", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_delete, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"force-change", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_change, ALL_IMMUTABLE, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-force-change", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_change, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"force-uchange", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_change, USR_IMMUTABLE, 0, 0 },
+ {"force-schange", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &force_change, SYS_IMMUTABLE, 0, 0 },
{"ignore-errors", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &ignore_errors, 1, 0, 0 },
{"no-ignore-errors", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &ignore_errors, 0, 0, 0 },
{"max-delete", 0, POPT_ARG_INT, &max_delete, 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -998,6 +1008,14 @@ static void set_refuse_options(void)
#ifndef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
parse_one_refuse_match(0, "crtimes", list_end);
#endif
+#ifndef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ parse_one_refuse_match(0, "fileflags", list_end);
+#endif
+#ifndef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ parse_one_refuse_match(0, "force-change", list_end);
+ parse_one_refuse_match(0, "force-uchange", list_end);
+ parse_one_refuse_match(0, "force-schange", list_end);
+#endif
/* Now we use the descrip values to actually mark the options for refusal. */
for (op = long_options; op != list_end; op++) {
@@ -2646,6 +2664,9 @@ void server_options(char **args, int *argc_p)
if (xfer_dirs && !recurse && delete_mode && am_sender)
args[ac++] = "--no-r";
+ if (preserve_fileflags)
+ args[ac++] = "--fileflags";
+
if (do_compression && do_compression_level != CLVL_NOT_SPECIFIED) {
if (asprintf(&arg, "--compress-level=%d", do_compression_level) < 0)
goto oom;
@@ -2754,6 +2775,16 @@ void server_options(char **args, int *argc_p)
args[ac++] = "--delete-excluded";
if (force_delete)
args[ac++] = "--force";
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change) {
+ if (force_change == ALL_IMMUTABLE)
+ args[ac++] = "--force-change";
+ else if (force_change == USR_IMMUTABLE)
+ args[ac++] = "--force-uchange";
+ else if (force_change == SYS_IMMUTABLE)
+ args[ac++] = "--force-schange";
+ }
+#endif
if (write_batch < 0)
args[ac++] = "--only-write-batch=X";
if (am_root > 1)
diff --git a/rsync.1.md b/rsync.1.md
--- a/rsync.1.md
+++ b/rsync.1.md
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ detailed description below for a complete description.
--keep-dirlinks, -K treat symlinked dir on receiver as dir
--hard-links, -H preserve hard links
--perms, -p preserve permissions
+--fileflags preserve file-flags (aka chflags)
--executability, -E preserve executability
--chmod=CHMOD affect file and/or directory permissions
--acls, -A preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
@@ -401,7 +402,10 @@ detailed description below for a complete description.
--ignore-missing-args ignore missing source args without error
--delete-missing-args delete missing source args from destination
--ignore-errors delete even if there are I/O errors
---force force deletion of dirs even if not empty
+--force-delete force deletion of directories even if not empty
+--force-change affect user-/system-immutable files/dirs
+--force-uchange affect user-immutable files/dirs
+--force-schange affect system-immutable files/dirs
--max-delete=NUM don't delete more than NUM files
--max-size=SIZE don't transfer any file larger than SIZE
--min-size=SIZE don't transfer any file smaller than SIZE
@@ -717,6 +721,8 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
Note that `-a` **does not preserve hardlinks**, because finding
multiply-linked files is expensive. You must separately specify `-H`.
+ Note also that for backward compatibility, `-a` currently does **not**
+ imply the `--fileflags` option.
0. `--no-OPTION`
@@ -1076,7 +1082,7 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
Without this option, if the sending side has replaced a directory with a
symlink to a directory, the receiving side will delete anything that is in
the way of the new symlink, including a directory hierarchy (as long as
- `--force` or `--delete` is in effect).
+ `--force-delete` or `--delete` is in effect).
See also `--keep-dirlinks` for an analogous option for the receiving side.
@@ -1262,6 +1268,29 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
those used by `--fake-super`) unless you repeat the option (e.g. `-XX`).
This "copy all xattrs" mode cannot be used with `--fake-super`.
+0. `--fileflags` This option causes rsync to update the file-flags to be the
+ same as the source files and directories (if your OS supports the
+ **chflags**(2) system call). Some flags can only be altered by the
+ super-user and some might only be unset below a certain secure-level
+ (usually single-user mode). It will not make files alterable that are set
+ to immutable on the receiver. To do that, see `--force-change`,
+ `--force-uchange`, and `--force-schange`.
+
+0. `--force-change` This option causes rsync to disable both user-immutable
+ and system-immutable flags on files and directories that are being updated
+ or deleted on the receiving side. This option overrides `--force-uchange`
+ and `--force-schange`.
+
+0. `--force-uchange` This option causes rsync to disable user-immutable flags
+ on files and directories that are being updated or deleted on the receiving
+ side. It does not try to affect system flags. This option overrides
+ `--force-change` and `--force-schange`.
+
+0. `--force-schange` This option causes rsync to disable system-immutable
+ flags on files and directories that are being updated or deleted on the
+ receiving side. It does not try to affect user flags. This option
+ overrides `--force-change` and `--force-uchange`.
+
0. `--chmod=CHMOD`
This option tells rsync to apply one or more comma-separated "chmod" modes
@@ -1729,7 +1758,7 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
option a step farther: each missing arg will become a deletion request of
the corresponding destination file on the receiving side (should it exist).
If the destination file is a non-empty directory, it will only be
- successfully deleted if `--force` or `--delete` are in effect. Other than
+ successfully deleted if `--force-delete` or `--delete` are in effect. Other than
that, this option is independent of any other type of delete processing.
The missing source files are represented by special file-list entries which
@@ -1740,15 +1769,16 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
Tells `--delete` to go ahead and delete files even when there are I/O
errors.
-0. `--force`
+0. `--force-delete`
This option tells rsync to delete a non-empty directory when it is to be
replaced by a non-directory. This is only relevant if deletions are not
active (see `--delete` for details).
- Note for older rsync versions: `--force` used to still be required when
- using `--delete-after`, and it used to be non-functional unless the
- `--recursive` option was also enabled.
+ This option can be abbreviated `--force` for backward compatibility. Note
+ that some older rsync versions used to still require `--force` when using
+ `--delete-after`, and it used to be non-functional unless the `--recursive`
+ option was also enabled.
0. `--max-delete=NUM`
@@ -2700,7 +2730,7 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
output of other verbose messages).
The "%i" escape has a cryptic output that is 11 letters long. The general
- format is like the string `YXcstpoguax`, where **Y** is replaced by the type
+ format is like the string `YXcstpoguaxf`, where **Y** is replaced by the type
of update being done, **X** is replaced by the file-type, and the other
letters represent attributes that may be output if they are being modified.
diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
--- a/rsync.c
+++ b/rsync.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern int dry_run;
extern int preserve_acls;
extern int preserve_xattrs;
extern int preserve_perms;
+extern int preserve_fileflags;
extern int preserve_executability;
extern int preserve_times;
extern int am_root;
@@ -467,6 +468,39 @@ mode_t dest_mode(mode_t flist_mode, mode_t stat_mode, int dflt_perms,
return new_mode;
}
+#if defined SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS || defined SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+/* Set a file's st_flags. */
+static int set_fileflags(const char *fname, uint32 fileflags)
+{
+ if (do_chflags(fname, fileflags) != 0) {
+ rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno,
+ "failed to set file flags on %s",
+ full_fname(fname));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/* Remove immutable flags from an object, so it can be altered/removed. */
+int make_mutable(const char *fname, mode_t mode, uint32 fileflags, uint32 iflags)
+{
+ if (S_ISLNK(mode) || !(fileflags & iflags))
+ return 0;
+ if (!set_fileflags(fname, fileflags & ~iflags))
+ return -1;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/* Undo a prior make_mutable() call that returned a 1. */
+int undo_make_mutable(const char *fname, uint32 fileflags)
+{
+ if (!set_fileflags(fname, fileflags))
+ return -1;
+ return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
static int same_mtime(struct file_struct *file, STRUCT_STAT *st, int extra_accuracy)
{
#ifdef ST_MTIME_NSEC
@@ -543,7 +577,7 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
if (am_root >= 0) {
uid_t uid = change_uid ? (uid_t)F_OWNER(file) : sxp->st.st_uid;
gid_t gid = change_gid ? (gid_t)F_GROUP(file) : sxp->st.st_gid;
- if (do_lchown(fname, uid, gid) != 0) {
+ if (do_lchown(fname, uid, gid, sxp->st.st_mode, ST_FLAGS(sxp->st)) != 0) {
/* We shouldn't have attempted to change uid
* or gid unless have the privilege. */
rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno, "%s %s failed",
@@ -642,7 +676,7 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
#ifdef HAVE_CHMOD
if (!BITS_EQUAL(sxp->st.st_mode, new_mode, CHMOD_BITS)) {
- int ret = am_root < 0 ? 0 : do_chmod(fname, new_mode);
+ int ret = am_root < 0 ? 0 : do_chmod(fname, new_mode, ST_FLAGS(sxp->st));
if (ret < 0) {
rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno,
"failed to set permissions on %s",
@@ -654,6 +688,19 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
}
#endif
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags && !S_ISLNK(sxp->st.st_mode)
+ && sxp->st.st_flags != F_FFLAGS(file)) {
+ uint32 fileflags = F_FFLAGS(file);
+ if (flags & ATTRS_DELAY_IMMUTABLE)
+ fileflags &= ~ALL_IMMUTABLE;
+ if (sxp->st.st_flags != fileflags
+ && !set_fileflags(fname, fileflags))
+ goto cleanup;
+ updated = 1;
+ }
+#endif
+
if (INFO_GTE(NAME, 2) && flags & ATTRS_REPORT) {
if (updated)
rprintf(FCLIENT, "%s\n", fname);
@@ -731,7 +778,8 @@ int finish_transfer(const char *fname, const char *fnametmp,
/* Change permissions before putting the file into place. */
set_file_attrs(fnametmp, file, NULL, fnamecmp,
- ok_to_set_time ? ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME : ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME | ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME);
+ ATTRS_DELAY_IMMUTABLE
+ | (ok_to_set_time ? ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME : ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME | ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME));
/* move tmp file over real file */
if (DEBUG_GTE(RECV, 1))
@@ -748,6 +796,10 @@ int finish_transfer(const char *fname, const char *fnametmp,
}
if (ret == 0) {
/* The file was moved into place (not copied), so it's done. */
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ if (preserve_fileflags && F_FFLAGS(file) & ALL_IMMUTABLE)
+ set_fileflags(fname, F_FFLAGS(file));
+#endif
return 1;
}
/* The file was copied, so tweak the perms of the copied file. If it
diff --git a/rsync.h b/rsync.h
--- a/rsync.h
+++ b/rsync.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
/* The following XMIT flags require an rsync that uses a varint for the flag values */
-#define XMIT_RESERVED_16 (1<<16) /* reserved for future fileflags use */
+#define XMIT_SAME_FLAGS (1<<16) /* any protocol - restricted by command-line option */
#define XMIT_CRTIME_EQ_MTIME (1<<17) /* any protocol - restricted by command-line option */
/* These flags are used in the live flist data. */
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
#define ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME (1<<1)
#define ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME (1<<2)
#define ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME (1<<3)
+#define ATTRS_DELAY_IMMUTABLE (1<<4)
#define ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME (1<<5)
#define MSG_FLUSH 2
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@
#define ITEM_REPORT_GROUP (1<<6)
#define ITEM_REPORT_ACL (1<<7)
#define ITEM_REPORT_XATTR (1<<8)
+#define ITEM_REPORT_FFLAGS (1<<9)
#define ITEM_REPORT_CRTIME (1<<10)
#define ITEM_BASIS_TYPE_FOLLOWS (1<<11)
#define ITEM_XNAME_FOLLOWS (1<<12)
@@ -578,6 +580,31 @@ typedef unsigned int size_t;
#define SUPPORT_CRTIMES 1
#endif
+#define NO_FFLAGS ((uint32)-1)
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CHFLAGS
+#define SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS 1
+#define SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE 1
+#endif
+
+#if defined SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS || defined SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+#ifndef UF_NOUNLINK
+#define UF_NOUNLINK 0
+#endif
+#ifndef SF_NOUNLINK
+#define SF_NOUNLINK 0
+#endif
+#define USR_IMMUTABLE (UF_IMMUTABLE|UF_NOUNLINK|UF_APPEND)
+#define SYS_IMMUTABLE (SF_IMMUTABLE|SF_NOUNLINK|SF_APPEND)
+#define ALL_IMMUTABLE (USR_IMMUTABLE|SYS_IMMUTABLE)
+#define ST_FLAGS(st) ((st).st_flags)
+#else
+#define USR_IMMUTABLE 0
+#define SYS_IMMUTABLE 0
+#define ALL_IMMUTABLE 0
+#define ST_FLAGS(st) NO_FFLAGS
+#endif
+
/* Find a variable that is either exactly 32-bits or longer.
* If some code depends on 32-bit truncation, it will need to
* take special action in a "#if SIZEOF_INT32 > 4" section. */
@@ -804,6 +831,7 @@ extern int pathname_ndx;
extern int depth_ndx;
extern int uid_ndx;
extern int gid_ndx;
+extern int fileflags_ndx;
extern int acls_ndx;
extern int xattrs_ndx;
@@ -858,6 +886,11 @@ extern int xattrs_ndx;
/* When the associated option is on, all entries will have these present: */
#define F_OWNER(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, uid_ndx)->unum
#define F_GROUP(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, gid_ndx)->unum
+#if defined SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS || defined SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+#define F_FFLAGS(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, fileflags_ndx)->unum
+#else
+#define F_FFLAGS(f) NO_FFLAGS
+#endif
#define F_ACL(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, acls_ndx)->num
#define F_XATTR(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, xattrs_ndx)->num
#define F_NDX(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, unsort_ndx)->num
diff --git a/syscall.c b/syscall.c
--- a/syscall.c
+++ b/syscall.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern int am_root;
extern int am_sender;
extern int read_only;
extern int list_only;
+extern int force_change;
extern int inplace;
extern int preallocate_files;
extern int preserve_perms;
@@ -77,7 +78,23 @@ int do_unlink(const char *fname)
{
if (dry_run) return 0;
RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
- return unlink(fname);
+ if (unlink(fname) == 0)
+ return 0;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+
+ if (x_lstat(fname, &st, NULL) == 0
+ && make_mutable(fname, st.st_mode, st.st_flags, force_change) > 0) {
+ if (unlink(fname) == 0)
+ return 0;
+ undo_make_mutable(fname, st.st_flags);
+ }
+ /* TODO: handle immutable directories */
+ errno = EPERM;
+ }
+#endif
+ return -1;
}
#ifdef SUPPORT_LINKS
@@ -142,14 +159,35 @@ int do_link(const char *old_path, const char *new_path)
}
#endif
-int do_lchown(const char *path, uid_t owner, gid_t group)
+int do_lchown(const char *path, uid_t owner, gid_t group, UNUSED(mode_t mode), UNUSED(uint32 fileflags))
{
if (dry_run) return 0;
RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
#ifndef HAVE_LCHOWN
#define lchown chown
#endif
- return lchown(path, owner, group);
+ if (lchown(path, owner, group) == 0)
+ return 0;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM) {
+ if (fileflags == NO_FFLAGS) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+ if (x_lstat(path, &st, NULL) == 0) {
+ mode = st.st_mode;
+ fileflags = st.st_flags;
+ }
+ }
+ if (fileflags != NO_FFLAGS
+ && make_mutable(path, mode, fileflags, force_change) > 0) {
+ int ret = lchown(path, owner, group);
+ undo_make_mutable(path, fileflags);
+ if (ret == 0)
+ return 0;
+ }
+ errno = EPERM;
+ }
+#endif
+ return -1;
}
int do_mknod(const char *pathname, mode_t mode, dev_t dev)
@@ -189,7 +227,7 @@ int do_mknod(const char *pathname, mode_t mode, dev_t dev)
return -1;
close(sock);
#ifdef HAVE_CHMOD
- return do_chmod(pathname, mode);
+ return do_chmod(pathname, mode, 0);
#else
return 0;
#endif
@@ -206,7 +244,22 @@ int do_rmdir(const char *pathname)
{
if (dry_run) return 0;
RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
- return rmdir(pathname);
+ if (rmdir(pathname) == 0)
+ return 0;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+
+ if (x_lstat(pathname, &st, NULL) == 0
+ && make_mutable(pathname, st.st_mode, st.st_flags, force_change) > 0) {
+ if (rmdir(pathname) == 0)
+ return 0;
+ undo_make_mutable(pathname, st.st_flags);
+ }
+ errno = EPERM;
+ }
+#endif
+ return -1;
}
int do_open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
@@ -225,7 +278,7 @@ int do_open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
}
#ifdef HAVE_CHMOD
-int do_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+int do_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, UNUSED(uint32 fileflags))
{
int code;
if (dry_run) return 0;
@@ -248,17 +301,72 @@ int do_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode)
} else
code = chmod(path, mode & CHMOD_BITS); /* DISCOURAGED FUNCTION */
#endif /* !HAVE_LCHMOD */
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (code < 0 && force_change && errno == EPERM && !S_ISLNK(mode)) {
+ if (fileflags == NO_FFLAGS) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+ if (x_lstat(path, &st, NULL) == 0)
+ fileflags = st.st_flags;
+ }
+ if (fileflags != NO_FFLAGS
+ && make_mutable(path, mode, fileflags, force_change) > 0) {
+ code = chmod(path, mode & CHMOD_BITS);
+ undo_make_mutable(path, fileflags);
+ if (code == 0)
+ return 0;
+ }
+ errno = EPERM;
+ }
+#endif
if (code != 0 && (preserve_perms || preserve_executability))
return code;
return 0;
}
#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_CHFLAGS
+int do_chflags(const char *path, uint32 fileflags)
+{
+ if (dry_run) return 0;
+ RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
+ return chflags(path, fileflags);
+}
+#endif
+
int do_rename(const char *old_path, const char *new_path)
{
if (dry_run) return 0;
RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
- return rename(old_path, new_path);
+ if (rename(old_path, new_path) == 0)
+ return 0;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st1, st2;
+ int became_mutable;
+
+ if (x_lstat(old_path, &st1, NULL) != 0)
+ goto failed;
+ became_mutable = make_mutable(old_path, st1.st_mode, st1.st_flags, force_change) > 0;
+ if (became_mutable && rename(old_path, new_path) == 0)
+ goto success;
+ if (x_lstat(new_path, &st2, NULL) == 0
+ && make_mutable(new_path, st2.st_mode, st2.st_flags, force_change) > 0) {
+ if (rename(old_path, new_path) == 0) {
+ success:
+ if (became_mutable) /* Yes, use new_path and st1! */
+ undo_make_mutable(new_path, st1.st_flags);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ undo_make_mutable(new_path, st2.st_flags);
+ }
+ /* TODO: handle immutable directories */
+ if (became_mutable)
+ undo_make_mutable(old_path, st1.st_flags);
+ failed:
+ errno = EPERM;
+ }
+#endif
+ return -1;
}
#ifdef HAVE_FTRUNCATE
diff --git a/t_stub.c b/t_stub.c
--- a/t_stub.c
+++ b/t_stub.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ int protect_args = 0;
int module_id = -1;
int relative_paths = 0;
int module_dirlen = 0;
+int force_change = 0;
+int preserve_acls = 0;
int preserve_times = 0;
int preserve_xattrs = 0;
int preserve_perms = 0;
@@ -110,3 +112,23 @@ filter_rule_list daemon_filter_list;
{
return cst ? 0 : 0;
}
+
+#if defined SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS || defined SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ int make_mutable(UNUSED(const char *fname), UNUSED(mode_t mode), UNUSED(uint32 fileflags), UNUSED(uint32 iflags))
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Undo a prior make_mutable() call that returned a 1. */
+ int undo_make_mutable(UNUSED(const char *fname), UNUSED(uint32 fileflags))
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
+ int x_lstat(UNUSED(const char *fname), UNUSED(STRUCT_STAT *fst), UNUSED(STRUCT_STAT *xst))
+{
+ return -1;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/testsuite/rsync.fns b/testsuite/rsync.fns
--- a/testsuite/rsync.fns
+++ b/testsuite/rsync.fns
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ todir="$tmpdir/to"
chkdir="$tmpdir/chk"
# For itemized output:
-all_plus='+++++++++'
-allspace=' '
-dots='.....' # trailing dots after changes
+all_plus='++++++++++'
+allspace=' '
+dots='......' # trailing dots after changes
tab_ch=' ' # a single tab character
# Berkley's nice.
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ static void print_info_flags(enum logcode f)
#endif
"crtimes",
+#ifndef SUPPORT_FILEFLAGS
+ "no "
+#endif
+ "file-flags",
+
"*Optimizations",
#ifndef HAVE_SIMD
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern int relative_paths;
extern int preserve_times;
extern int preserve_xattrs;
extern int preallocate_files;
+extern int force_change;
extern char *module_dir;
extern unsigned int module_dirlen;
extern char *partial_dir;
@@ -115,6 +116,33 @@ void print_child_argv(const char *prefix, char **cmd)
rprintf(FCLIENT, " (%d args)\n", cnt);
}
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+static int try_a_force_change(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
+{
+ uint32 fileflags = ST_FLAGS(*stp);
+ if (fileflags == NO_FFLAGS) {
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+ if (x_lstat(fname, &st, NULL) == 0)
+ fileflags = st.st_flags;
+ }
+ if (fileflags != NO_FFLAGS && make_mutable(fname, stp->st_mode, fileflags, force_change) > 0) {
+ int ret, save_force_change = force_change;
+
+ force_change = 0; /* Make certain we can't come back here. */
+ ret = set_times(fname, stp);
+ force_change = save_force_change;
+
+ undo_make_mutable(fname, fileflags);
+
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ errno = EPERM;
+
+ return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
/* This returns 0 for success, 1 for a symlink if symlink time-setting
* is not possible, or -1 for any other error. */
int set_times(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
@@ -142,6 +170,10 @@ int set_times(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
#include "case_N.h"
if (do_utimensat(fname, stp) == 0)
break;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM && try_a_force_change(fname, stp) == 0)
+ break;
+#endif
if (errno != ENOSYS)
return -1;
switch_step++;
@@ -151,6 +183,10 @@ int set_times(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
#include "case_N.h"
if (do_lutimes(fname, stp) == 0)
break;
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM && try_a_force_change(fname, stp) == 0)
+ break;
+#endif
if (errno != ENOSYS)
return -1;
switch_step++;
@@ -172,6 +208,10 @@ int set_times(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
if (do_utime(fname, stp) == 0)
break;
#endif
+#ifdef SUPPORT_FORCE_CHANGE
+ if (force_change && errno == EPERM && try_a_force_change(fname, stp) == 0)
+ break;
+#endif
return -1;
}
diff --git a/xattrs.c b/xattrs.c
--- a/xattrs.c
+++ b/xattrs.c
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ int set_stat_xattr(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, mode_t new_mode)
mode = (fst.st_mode & _S_IFMT) | (fmode & ACCESSPERMS)
| (S_ISDIR(fst.st_mode) ? 0700 : 0600);
if (fst.st_mode != mode)
- do_chmod(fname, mode);
+ do_chmod(fname, mode, ST_FLAGS(fst));
if (!IS_DEVICE(fst.st_mode))
fst.st_rdev = 0; /* just in case */
diff -Nurp a/rsync.1 b/rsync.1
--- a/rsync.1
+++ b/rsync.1
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ detailed description below for a complet
--keep-dirlinks, -K treat symlinked dir on receiver as dir
--hard-links, -H preserve hard links
--perms, -p preserve permissions
+--fileflags preserve file-flags (aka chflags)
--executability, -E preserve executability
--chmod=CHMOD affect file and/or directory permissions
--acls, -A preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
@@ -477,7 +478,10 @@ detailed description below for a complet
--ignore-missing-args ignore missing source args without error
--delete-missing-args delete missing source args from destination
--ignore-errors delete even if there are I/O errors
---force force deletion of dirs even if not empty
+--force-delete force deletion of directories even if not empty
+--force-change affect user-/system-immutable files/dirs
+--force-uchange affect user-immutable files/dirs
+--force-schange affect system-immutable files/dirs
--max-delete=NUM don't delete more than NUM files
--max-size=SIZE don't transfer any file larger than SIZE
--min-size=SIZE don't transfer any file smaller than SIZE
@@ -783,6 +787,8 @@ omission). The only exception to the ab
.IP
Note that \fB\-a\fP \fBdoes not preserve hardlinks\fP, because finding
multiply-linked files is expensive. You must separately specify \fB\-H\fP.
+Note also that for backward compatibility, \fB\-a\fP currently does \fBnot\fP
+imply the \fB\-\-fileflags\fP option.
.IP "\fB\-\-no-OPTION\fP"
You may turn off one or more implied options by prefixing the option name
with "no-". Not all options may be prefixed with a "no-": only options that
@@ -1139,7 +1145,7 @@ to non-directories to be affected, as th
Without this option, if the sending side has replaced a directory with a
symlink to a directory, the receiving side will delete anything that is in
the way of the new symlink, including a directory hierarchy (as long as
-\fB\-\-force\fP or \fB\-\-delete\fP is in effect).
+\fB\-\-force-delete\fP or \fB\-\-delete\fP is in effect).
.IP
See also \fB\-\-keep-dirlinks\fP for an analogous option for the receiving side.
.IP
@@ -1348,6 +1354,25 @@ receiver-only rule that excludes all nam
Note that the \fB\-X\fP option does not copy rsync's special xattr values (e.g.
those used by \fB\-\-fake-super\fP) unless you repeat the option (e.g. \fB\-XX\fP).
This "copy all xattrs" mode cannot be used with \fB\-\-fake-super\fP.
+.IP "\fB\-\-fileflags\fP This option causes rsync to update the file-flags to be the
+same as the source files and directories (if your OS supports the
+\fBchflags\fP(2) system call). Some flags can only be altered by the
+super-user and some might only be unset below a certain secure-level
+(usually single-user mode). It will not make files alterable that are set
+to immutable on the receiver. To do that, see \fB\-\-force-change\fP,
+\fB\-\-force-uchange\fP, and \fB\-\-force-schange\fP."
+.IP "\fB\-\-force-change\fP This option causes rsync to disable both user-immutable
+and system-immutable flags on files and directories that are being updated
+or deleted on the receiving side. This option overrides \fB\-\-force-uchange\fP
+and \fB\-\-force-schange\fP."
+.IP "\fB\-\-force-uchange\fP This option causes rsync to disable user-immutable flags
+on files and directories that are being updated or deleted on the receiving
+side. It does not try to affect system flags. This option overrides
+\fB\-\-force-change\fP and \fB\-\-force-schange\fP."
+.IP "\fB\-\-force-schange\fP This option causes rsync to disable system-immutable
+flags on files and directories that are being updated or deleted on the
+receiving side. It does not try to affect user flags. This option
+overrides \fB\-\-force-change\fP and \fB\-\-force-uchange\fP."
.IP "\fB\-\-chmod=CHMOD\fP"
This option tells rsync to apply one or more comma-separated "chmod" modes
to the permission of the files in the transfer. The resulting value is
@@ -1773,7 +1798,7 @@ This option takes the behavior of (the i
option a step farther: each missing arg will become a deletion request of
the corresponding destination file on the receiving side (should it exist).
If the destination file is a non-empty directory, it will only be
-successfully deleted if \fB\-\-force\fP or \fB\-\-delete\fP are in effect. Other than
+successfully deleted if \fB\-\-force-delete\fP or \fB\-\-delete\fP are in effect. Other than
that, this option is independent of any other type of delete processing.
.IP
The missing source files are represented by special file-list entries which
@@ -1781,14 +1806,15 @@ display as a "\fB*missing\fP" entry in t
.IP "\fB\-\-ignore-errors\fP"
Tells \fB\-\-delete\fP to go ahead and delete files even when there are I/O
errors.
-.IP "\fB\-\-force\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-\-force-delete\fP"
This option tells rsync to delete a non-empty directory when it is to be
replaced by a non-directory. This is only relevant if deletions are not
active (see \fB\-\-delete\fP for details).
.IP
-Note for older rsync versions: \fB\-\-force\fP used to still be required when
-using \fB\-\-delete-after\fP, and it used to be non-functional unless the
-\fB\-\-recursive\fP option was also enabled.
+This option can be abbreviated \fB\-\-force\fP for backward compatibility. Note
+that some older rsync versions used to still require \fB\-\-force\fP when using
+\fB\-\-delete-after\fP, and it used to be non-functional unless the \fB\-\-recursive\fP
+option was also enabled.
.IP "\fB\-\-max-delete=NUM\fP"
This tells rsync not to delete more than NUM files or directories. If that
limit is exceeded, all further deletions are skipped through the end of the
@@ -2735,7 +2761,7 @@ also be output, but only if the receivin
output of other verbose messages).
.IP
The "%i" escape has a cryptic output that is 11 letters long. The general
-format is like the string \fBYXcstpoguax\fP, where \fBY\fP is replaced by the type
+format is like the string \fBYXcstpoguaxf\fP, where \fBY\fP is replaced by the type
of update being done, \fBX\fP is replaced by the file-type, and the other
letters represent attributes that may be output if they are being modified.
.IP
diff -Nurp a/rsync.1.html b/rsync.1.html
--- a/rsync.1.html
+++ b/rsync.1.html
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ detailed description below for a complet
--keep-dirlinks, -K treat symlinked dir on receiver as dir
--hard-links, -H preserve hard links
--perms, -p preserve permissions
+--fileflags preserve file-flags (aka chflags)
--executability, -E preserve executability
--chmod=CHMOD affect file and/or directory permissions
--acls, -A preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
@@ -392,7 +393,10 @@ detailed description below for a complet
--ignore-missing-args ignore missing source args without error
--delete-missing-args delete missing source args from destination
--ignore-errors delete even if there are I/O errors
---force force deletion of dirs even if not empty
+--force-delete force deletion of directories even if not empty
+--force-change affect user-/system-immutable files/dirs
+--force-uchange affect user-immutable files/dirs
+--force-schange affect system-immutable files/dirs
--max-delete=NUM don't delete more than NUM files
--max-size=SIZE don't transfer any file larger than SIZE
--min-size=SIZE don't transfer any file smaller than SIZE
@@ -697,7 +701,9 @@ recursion and want to preserve almost ev
omission). The only exception to the above equivalence is when
<code>--files-from</code> is specified, in which case <code>-r</code> is not implied.</p>
<p>Note that <code>-a</code> <strong>does not preserve hardlinks</strong>, because finding
-multiply-linked files is expensive. You must separately specify <code>-H</code>.</p>
+multiply-linked files is expensive. You must separately specify <code>-H</code>.
+Note also that for backward compatibility, <code>-a</code> currently does <strong>not</strong>
+imply the <code>--fileflags</code> option.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>--no-OPTION</code></dt><dd>
@@ -1039,7 +1045,7 @@ to non-directories to be affected, as th
<p>Without this option, if the sending side has replaced a directory with a
symlink to a directory, the receiving side will delete anything that is in
the way of the new symlink, including a directory hierarchy (as long as
-<code>--force</code> or <code>--delete</code> is in effect).</p>
+<code>--force-delete</code> or <code>--delete</code> is in effect).</p>
<p>See also <code>--keep-dirlinks</code> for an analogous option for the receiving side.</p>
<p><code>--copy-dirlinks</code> applies to all symlinks to directories in the source. If
you want to follow only a few specified symlinks, a trick you can use is to
@@ -1219,6 +1225,33 @@ those used by <code>--fake-super</code>)
This "copy all xattrs" mode cannot be used with <code>--fake-super</code>.</p>
</dd>
+<dt><code>--fileflags</code> This option causes rsync to update the file-flags to be the
+same as the source files and directories (if your OS supports the
+<strong>chflags</strong>(2) system call). Some flags can only be altered by the
+super-user and some might only be unset below a certain secure-level
+(usually single-user mode). It will not make files alterable that are set
+to immutable on the receiver. To do that, see <code>--force-change</code>,
+<code>--force-uchange</code>, and <code>--force-schange</code>.</dt><dd>
+</dd>
+
+<dt><code>--force-change</code> This option causes rsync to disable both user-immutable
+and system-immutable flags on files and directories that are being updated
+or deleted on the receiving side. This option overrides <code>--force-uchange</code>
+and <code>--force-schange</code>.</dt><dd>
+</dd>
+
+<dt><code>--force-uchange</code> This option causes rsync to disable user-immutable flags
+on files and directories that are being updated or deleted on the receiving
+side. It does not try to affect system flags. This option overrides
+<code>--force-change</code> and <code>--force-schange</code>.</dt><dd>
+</dd>
+
+<dt><code>--force-schange</code> This option causes rsync to disable system-immutable
+flags on files and directories that are being updated or deleted on the
+receiving side. It does not try to affect user flags. This option
+overrides <code>--force-change</code> and <code>--force-uchange</code>.</dt><dd>
+</dd>
+
<dt><code>--chmod=CHMOD</code></dt><dd>
<p>This option tells rsync to apply one or more comma-separated "chmod" modes
to the permission of the files in the transfer. The resulting value is
@@ -1652,7 +1685,7 @@ is no longer there.</p>
option a step farther: each missing arg will become a deletion request of
the corresponding destination file on the receiving side (should it exist).
If the destination file is a non-empty directory, it will only be
-successfully deleted if <code>--force</code> or <code>--delete</code> are in effect. Other than
+successfully deleted if <code>--force-delete</code> or <code>--delete</code> are in effect. Other than
that, this option is independent of any other type of delete processing.</p>
<p>The missing source files are represented by special file-list entries which
display as a "<code>*missing</code>" entry in the <code>--list-only</code> output.</p>
@@ -1663,13 +1696,14 @@ display as a "<code>*missing</code>
errors.</p>
</dd>
-<dt><code>--force</code></dt><dd>
+<dt><code>--force-delete</code></dt><dd>
<p>This option tells rsync to delete a non-empty directory when it is to be
replaced by a non-directory. This is only relevant if deletions are not
active (see <code>--delete</code> for details).</p>
-<p>Note for older rsync versions: <code>--force</code> used to still be required when
-using <code>--delete-after</code>, and it used to be non-functional unless the
-<code>--recursive</code> option was also enabled.</p>
+<p>This option can be abbreviated <code>--force</code> for backward compatibility. Note
+that some older rsync versions used to still require <code>--force</code> when using
+<code>--delete-after</code>, and it used to be non-functional unless the <code>--recursive</code>
+option was also enabled.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>--max-delete=NUM</code></dt><dd>
@@ -2552,7 +2586,7 @@ also be output, but only if the receivin
(you can use <code>-vv</code> with older versions of rsync, but that also turns on the
output of other verbose messages).</p>
<p>The "%i" escape has a cryptic output that is 11 letters long. The general
-format is like the string <code>YXcstpoguax</code>, where <strong>Y</strong> is replaced by the type
+format is like the string <code>YXcstpoguaxf</code>, where <strong>Y</strong> is replaced by the type
of update being done, <strong>X</strong> is replaced by the file-type, and the other
letters represent attributes that may be output if they are being modified.</p>
<p>The update types that replace the <strong>Y</strong> are as follows:</p>
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