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@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ - A new form of arg protection was added that works similarly to the older `--protect-args` ([`-s`](rsync.1#opt)) option but in a way that avoids breaking things like rrsync (the restricted rsync script): rsync now uses - backslash escaping for sending "shell-active" characters to the remote - shell. This includes spaces, so fetching a remote file via a simple quoted - filename value now works by default without any extra quoting: + backslash escaping for sending "shell-active" characters to the remote shell + (such as `$(){}<>#&` and others). This includes spaces, so fetching a remote + file via a quoted filename value now works by default without any extra + quoting: ```shell rsync -aiv host:'a simple file.pdf' . |