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authorben <ben@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2002-05-22 00:13:18 +0000
committerben <ben@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2002-05-22 00:13:18 +0000
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Final changes for 0.7.5, added --change-source-perm comment
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@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ Force backup mode even if first argument appears to be an increment file.
If this option is set, rdiff-backup will try to change the mode of any
unreadable files or unreadable/unexecutable directories in the source
directory so it can back them up. It will then restore their original
-permissions and mtimes afterwards.
+permissions and mtimes afterwards. This option should generally not
+be used if rdiff-backup has root access to the source directory, as
+root can access files regardless of their permissions.
.TP
.BI "--chars-to-quote " chars
If this option is set, any characters in