On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:49:36 -0400 Hardy Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> rsync -avv [EMAIL PROTECTED]::test-secret/one_secret > /tmp/rsync_test_secret Yes, that's better. > Although 'man rsync' does "technically" describe this > in the CONNECTING TO AN RSYNC SERVER OVER A REMOTE SHELL > PROGRAM section with this command: > > rsync -av --rsh="ssh -l ssh-user" [EMAIL PROTECTED]::module[/path] > local-path But that's not what you're doing here. You're just connecting to an rsync server over TCP. > IMHO, it would enhance user understanding to provide a > concrete EXAMPLE of this. Also, it would help in > 'man rsyncd.conf' not only to see an example of an > rsyncd.conf file, but also to see examples of the > different transfers that could be done with that > rsyncd.conf file. I'm not criticizing - just mearly > noticing an area that given some attention, could > increase user understanding and decrease support. Could you please draft a couple of paragraphs to add to the manual that you think would improve it? If you post them here I will check them and commit them. Thanks, -- Martin GNU does not eliminate all the world's problems, only some of them. -- The GNU Manifesto -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html