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environment var for how to customize this.
- Improved the xattr hash table to use a 64-bit key without slowing down the
- key's computation. This should make extra sure that a collision doesn't
+ key's computation. This should make extra sure that a hash collision doesn't
happen.
- If the `--version` option is repeated (e.g. `-VV`) then the information is
- output in a (still fairly readable) JSON format. Client side only.
+ output in a (still readable) JSON format. Client side only.
- The script `support/json-rsync-version` is available to get the JSON style
version output from any rsync. The script accepts either text on stdin
**or** an arg that specifies an rsync executable to run with a doubled
`--version` option. If the text we get isn't already in JSON format, it is
converted. Newer rsync versions will provide more complete json info than
- older rsync versions.
+ older rsync versions. Various tweaks are made to keep the flag names
+ consistent across versions.
- The [`use chroot`](rsyncd.conf.5#) daemon parameter now defaults to "unset"
so that rsync can use chroot when it works and a sanitized copy when chroot