Since rsync can now be configured with a different default remote shell
than "rsh", I think the docs should be updated a bit. Anyone object to
these changes?
(Note that I also fixed the misstatement that ssh prefers blocking IO.)
..wayne..
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Index: options.c
--- options.c 2002/05/03 22:59:17 1.93
+++ options.c 2002/05/03 23:28:47
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
rprintf(F," --no-whole-file turn off --whole-file\n");
rprintf(F," -x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries\n");
rprintf(F," -B, --block-size=SIZE checksum blocking size (default
%d)\n",BLOCK_SIZE);
- rprintf(F," -e, --rsh=COMMAND specify rsh replacement\n");
+ rprintf(F," -e, --rsh=COMMAND specify the remote shell\n");
rprintf(F," --rsync-path=PATH specify path to rsync on the remote
machine\n");
rprintf(F," -C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS
does\n");
rprintf(F," --existing only update files that already exist\n");
Index: rsync.yo
--- rsync.yo 2002/05/03 22:58:01 1.97
+++ rsync.yo 2002/05/03 23:28:48
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@
See the file README for installation instructions.
-Once installed you can use rsync to any machine that you can use rsh
-to. rsync uses rsh for its communications, unless both the source and
-destination are local.
+Once installed, you can use rsync to any machine that you can access via
+a remote shell (as well as some that you can access using the rsync
+daemon-mode protocol). For remote transfers, rsync typically uses rsh
+for its communications, but it may have been configured to use a
+different remote shell by default, such as ssh.
-You can also specify an alternative to rsh, either by using the -e
+You can also specify any remote shell you like, either by using the -e
command line option, or by setting the RSYNC_RSH environment variable.
One common substitute is to use ssh, which offers a high degree of
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@
manpagesection(CONNECTING TO AN RSYNC SERVER)
-It is also possible to use rsync without using rsh or ssh as the
+It is also possible to use rsync without a remote shell as the
transport. In this case you will connect to a remote rsync server
running on TCP port 873.
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@
your web proxy. Note that your web proxy's configuration must allow
proxying to port 873.
-Using rsync in this way is the same as using it with rsh or ssh except
+Using rsync in this way is the same as using it with a remote shell except
that:
itemize(
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@
--no-whole-file turn off --whole-file
-x, --one-file-system don't cross filesystem boundaries
-B, --block-size=SIZE checksum blocking size (default 700)
- -e, --rsh=COMMAND specify rsh replacement
+ -e, --rsh=COMMAND specify the remote shell to use
--rsync-path=PATH specify path to rsync on the remote machine
-C, --cvs-exclude auto ignore files in the same way CVS does
--existing only update files that already exist
@@ -505,8 +507,8 @@
dit(bf(-e, --rsh=COMMAND)) This option allows you to choose an alternative
remote shell program to use for communication between the local and
-remote copies of rsync. By default, rsync will use rsh, but you may
-like to instead use ssh because of its high security.
+remote copies of rsync. By default, rsync is typically configured to use
+rsh, but you may like to instead use ssh because of its high security.
You can also choose the remote shell program using the RSYNC_RSH
environment variable.
@@ -661,7 +663,8 @@
a remote shell transport. If -e or --rsh are not specified or are set to
the default "rsh", this defaults to blocking IO, otherwise it defaults to
non-blocking IO. You may find the --blocking-io option is needed for some
-remote shells that can't handle non-blocking IO. Ssh prefers blocking IO.
+remote shells that can't handle non-blocking IO. (Note that ssh prefers
+non-blocking IO.)
dit(bf(--no-blocking-io)) Turn off --blocking-io, for use when it is the
default.
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