On 10/1/07, Suresh Govindachar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In regard to output, rsync has the following features:
> Where can I find an explanation of the format, content > and interpretation of the outputs (a-e)? > a) -v option with various levels of verbosity Roughly, here is what is printed with each number of -v options. Errors are printed regardless of -v. 0: messages indicating that rsync might not be doing everything the user expected (e.g., "skipping directory foo/") 1: the name of each file as it is transferred; messages at various "significant" stages of rsync's operation 2: the name of each file as it is transferred, or the reason why rsync isn't transferring it; more detail about what rsync is doing and why (e.g., what filter caused each file to be included or excluded) 3+: debugging information about both rsync's internal operation and its interactions with the OS > b) --stats See the description of --stats in the rsync man page for a list of the statistics printed and what they mean. > c) --log-file=foo This makes rsync write a line to "foo" describing what it did to each file. You can control the format of the lines using --log-file-format; see its description in the rsync man page. > d) messages rsync prints to stdout > e) messages rsync prints to stderr. In general, errors go to stderr and information (governed by -v as above) goes to stdout. The messages are meant to be self-explanatory, so no one has bothered to make a list of all the messages and their meanings. If you get a specific message you don't understand, first search for it in the man page and Google; then if you don't find an explanation or need additional clarification, feel free to ask on the mailing list. 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