On 10/21/06, Wayne Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This is pretty straight forward: an alternate basis file is considered to be a drop-in substitute for the destination file when mentioning changes due to its one-to-one correspondence. A fuzzy match, on the other hand, is just a potential source of data for a missing file. So a fuzzy match always itemizes as a new file, while a matched alternate basis file is either identical (and itemized as unchanged) or different (and the destination file is itemized as differing in the way that the alternate basis differs from the source file).
That seems reasonable. However, I think the user should have the option to itemize with respect to the destination if he/she meant the basis dir only as an optimization. Furthermore, I'm not convinced itemizing with respect to a basis dir is useful unless it handles non-regular files, including directories; this would help with Christian's backup scenario. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
