On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 11:51:25AM +0200, Lapo Luchini wrote: > jw schultz wrote: > > >On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 09:48:47AM +0200, Lapo Luchini wrote: > > > > > >>Actually it seems to me the opposite: it has perms also without -p... > >>maybe it is the default? > >> > >> > >Without -p new files get perms of source as modified by > >umask. > > > Ohhh. > Maybe it's just me, but wouldn't > - -p, --perms preserve permissions > + -p, --perms preserve permissions (do not filter > them by umask) > be good for people that don't know it?
No. Without -p permissions are only copied for new files. Existing files are unchanged. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html