From 9c1928e3f70e8146f714cf1aedc6b7a02a4f3b25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bescoto Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:26:58 +0000 Subject: Clarified rsync comparison git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup/trunk@726 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109 --- rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 | 20 ++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 b/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 index e13a9f0..3fe687e 100644 --- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 +++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 @@ -613,12 +613,20 @@ options on this man page. .SH FILE SELECTION .B rdiff-backup -supports file selection options similar to (but different from) -.BR rsync (1). -When rdiff-backup is run, it searches through the given source -directory and backs up all the files specified by the file selection -system. The system may appear complicated, but it is supposed to be flexible -and easy-to-use. +has a number of file selection options. When rdiff-backup is run, it +searches through the given source directory and backs up all the files +matching the specified options. This selection system may appear +complicated, but it is supposed to be flexible and easy-to-use. If +you just want to learn the basics, first look at the selection +examples in the examples.html file included in the package, or on the +web at +.IR http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org/examples.html + +.BR rdiff-backup 's +selection system was originally inspired by +.BR rsync (1), +but there are many differences. (For instance, trailing backslashes +have no special significance.) The file selection system comprises a number of file selection conditions, which are set using one of the following command -- cgit v1.2.1