Re: make "rsync -N" == "rsync --numeric-ids" ?

2016-11-18 Thread Paul Slootman
On Fri 18 Nov 2016, Harald Dunkel wrote: > > "--numeric-ids" is a lot of text and easy to be forgotten or > misspelled. > > Since it is a highly important option for making backups of > remote systems via rsync I wonder if "-N" could be introduced > as an abbreviation for "--numeric-ids"? "-N" is

make "rsync -N" == "rsync --numeric-ids" ?

2016-11-18 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi folks, "--numeric-ids" is a lot of text and easy to be forgotten or misspelled. Since it is a highly important option for making backups of remote systems via rsync I wonder if "-N" could be introduced as an abbreviation for "--numeric-ids"? "-N" is not in use yet, afaics. Just a suggestion,