#define MAX_VERBOSITY ((int)(sizeof debug_verbosity / sizeof debug_verbosity[0]) - 1)
static const char *info_verbosity[1+MAX_VERBOSITY] = {
- /*0*/ NULL,
+ /*0*/ "NONREG",
/*1*/ "COPY,DEL,FLIST,MISC,NAME,STATS,SYMSAFE",
/*2*/ "BACKUP,MISC2,MOUNT,NAME2,REMOVE,SKIP",
};
INFO_WORD(MISC, W_SND|W_REC, "Mention miscellaneous information (levels 1-2)"),
INFO_WORD(MOUNT, W_SND|W_REC, "Mention mounts that were found or skipped"),
INFO_WORD(NAME, W_SND|W_REC, "Mention 1) updated file/dir names, 2) unchanged names"),
+ INFO_WORD(NONREG, W_REC, "Mention skipped non-regular files (default 1, 0 disables)"),
INFO_WORD(PROGRESS, W_CLI, "Mention 1) per-file progress or 2) total transfer progress"),
INFO_WORD(REMOVE, W_SND, "Mention files removed on the sending side"),
- INFO_WORD(SKIP, W_REC, "Mention files that are skipped due to options used (levels 1-2)"),
+ INFO_WORD(SKIP, W_REC, "Mention files skipped due to transfer overrides (levels 1-2)"),
INFO_WORD(STATS, W_CLI|W_SRV, "Mention statistics at end of run (levels 1-3)"),
INFO_WORD(SYMSAFE, W_SND|W_REC, "Mention symlinks that are unsafe"),
{ NULL, "--info", 0, 0, 0, 0 }
rprintf(FINFO, fmt, "HELP", "Output this help message");
rprintf(FINFO, "\n");
- rprintf(FINFO, "Options added for each increase in verbose level:\n");
+ rprintf(FINFO, "Options added at each level of verbosity:\n");
- for (j = 1; j <= MAX_VERBOSITY; j++) {
+ for (j = 0; j <= MAX_VERBOSITY; j++) {
parse_output_words(words, levels, verbosity[j], HELP_PRIORITY);
opt = make_output_option(words, levels, W_CLI|W_SRV|W_SND|W_REC);
if (opt) {
if (level > MAX_VERBOSITY)
level = MAX_VERBOSITY;
- for (j = 1; j <= level; j++) {
+ for (j = 0; j <= level; j++) {
parse_output_words(info_words, info_levels, info_verbosity[j], priority);
parse_output_words(debug_words, debug_levels, debug_verbosity[j], priority);
}
memset(debug_limits, 0, sizeof debug_limits);
/* Compute the level limits in the above arrays. */
- for (j = 1; j <= level; j++) {
+ for (j = 0; j <= level; j++) {
parse_output_words(info_words, info_limits, info_verbosity[j], LIMIT_PRIORITY);
parse_output_words(debug_words, debug_limits, debug_verbosity[j], LIMIT_PRIORITY);
}
When symlinks are encountered, recreate the symlink on the destination.
+ By default, rsync generates a "non-regular file" warning for each symlink
+ encountered when this option is not set. You can silence the warning by
+ specifying ``--info=nonreg0``.
+
0. `--copy-links`, `-L`
When symlinks are encountered, the item that they point to (the referent)
0. `--devices`
This option causes rsync to transfer character and block device files to
- the remote system to recreate these devices. This option has no effect if
- the receiving rsync is not run as the super-user (see also the `--super`
- and `--fake-super` options).
+ the remote system to recreate these devices. If the receiving rsync is not
+ being run as the super-user, rsync silently skips creating the device files
+ (see also the `--super` and `--fake-super` options).
+
+ By default, rsync generates a "non-regular file" warning for each device
+ file encountered when this option is not set. You can silence the warning
+ by specifying ``--info=nonreg0``.
0. `--specials`
- This option causes rsync to transfer special files such as named sockets
- and fifos.
+ This option causes rsync to transfer special files, such as named sockets
+ and fifos. If the receiving rsync is not being run as the super-user,
+ rsync silently skips creating the special files (see also the `--super` and
+ `--fake-super` options).
+
+ By default, rsync generates a "non-regular file" warning for each special
+ file encountered when this option is not set. You can silence the warning
+ by specifying ``--info=nonreg0``.
0. `-D`