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diff --git a/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man5/rsyncd.conf.5 b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man5/rsyncd.conf.5 index 249edd46..ce91b49a 100644 --- a/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man5/rsyncd.conf.5 +++ b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man5/rsyncd.conf.5 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH "rsyncd.conf" "5" "20 Oct 2022" "rsyncd.conf from rsync 3.2.7" "User Commands" +.TH "rsyncd.conf" "5" "6 Apr 2024" "rsyncd.conf from rsync 3.3.0" "User Commands" .\" prefix=/usr .P .SH "NAME" @@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ rsyncd.conf \- configuration file for rsync in daemon mode rsyncd.conf .P The online version of this manpage (that includes cross-linking of topics) -is available at https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsyncd.conf.5. +is available at +.UR https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsyncd.conf.5 +.UE . .P .SH "DESCRIPTION" .P @@ -85,25 +87,7 @@ reread the \fBrsyncd.conf\fP file. The file is re-read on each client connection .SH "GLOBAL PARAMETERS" .P The first parameters in the file (before a [module] header) are the global -parameters. Rsync also allows for the use of a "[global]" module name to -indicate the start of one or more global-parameter sections (the name must be -lower case). -.P -You may also include any module parameters in the global part of the config -file in which case the supplied value will override the default for that -parameter. -.P -You may use references to environment variables in the values of parameters. -String parameters will have %VAR% references expanded as late as possible (when -the string is first used in the program), allowing for the use of variables -that rsync sets at connection time, such as RSYNC_USER_NAME. Non-string -parameters (such as true/false settings) are expanded when read from the config -file. If a variable does not exist in the environment, or if a sequence of -characters is not a valid reference (such as an un-paired percent sign), the -raw characters are passed through unchanged. This helps with backward -compatibility and safety (e.g. expanding a non-existent %VAR% to an empty -string in a path could result in a very unsafe path). The safest way to insert -a literal % into a value is to use %%. +parameters: .P .IP "\fBmotd\ file\fP" This parameter allows you to specify a "message of the day" (MOTD) to display @@ -136,6 +120,22 @@ can also be specified via the \fB\-\-sockopts\fP command-line option. You can override the default backlog value when the daemon listens for connections. It defaults to 5. .P +You may also include any MODULE PARAMETERS in the global part of the +config file, in which case the supplied value will override the default for +that parameter. +.P +You may use references to environment variables in the values of parameters. +String parameters will have %VAR% references expanded as late as possible (when +the string is first used in the program), allowing for the use of variables +that rsync sets at connection time, such as RSYNC_USER_NAME. Non-string +parameters (such as true/false settings) are expanded when read from the config +file. If a variable does not exist in the environment, or if a sequence of +characters is not a valid reference (such as an un-paired percent sign), the +raw characters are passed through unchanged. This helps with backward +compatibility and safety (e.g. expanding a non-existent %VAR% to an empty +string in a path could result in a very unsafe path). The safest way to insert +a literal % into a value is to use %%. +.P .SH "MODULE PARAMETERS" .P After the global parameters you should define a number of modules, each module @@ -144,11 +144,17 @@ a module name in square brackets [module] followed by the parameters for that module. The module name cannot contain a slash or a closing square bracket. If the name contains whitespace, each internal sequence of whitespace will be changed into a single space, while leading or trailing whitespace will be -discarded. Also, the name cannot be "global" as that exact name indicates that -global parameters follow (see above). +discarded. +.P +There is also a special module name of "[global]" that does not define a module +but instead switches back to the global settings context where default +parameters can be specified. Because each defined module gets its full set of +parameters as a combination of the default values that are set at that position +in the config file plus its own parameter list, the use of a "[global]" section +can help to maintain shared config values for multiple modules. .P -As with GLOBAL PARAMETERS, you may use references to environment variables in -the values of parameters. See the GLOBAL PARAMETERS section for more details. +As with GLOBAL PARAMETERS, you may use references to environment variables +in the values of parameters. See that section for details. .P .IP "\fBcomment\fP" This parameter specifies a description string that is displayed next to the @@ -1021,7 +1027,7 @@ before it begins. Any output from the \fBpre-xfer\ exec\fP command on stdout \fInot\fP displayed if the script returns success. The other programs cannot send any text to the user. All output except for the \fBpre-xfer\ exec\fP stdout goes to the corresponding daemon's stdout/stderr, which is typically -discarded. See the \fB\-\-no-detatch\fP option for a way to see the daemon's +discarded. See the \fB\-\-no-detach\fP option for a way to see the daemon's output, which can assist with debugging. .IP Note that the \fBearly\ exec\fP command runs before any part of the transfer @@ -1284,19 +1290,25 @@ susan:herpass .SH "BUGS" .P Please report bugs! The rsync bug tracking system is online at -https://rsync.samba.org/. +.UR https://rsync.samba.org/ +.UE . .P .SH "VERSION" .P -This manpage is current for version 3.2.7 of rsync. +This manpage is current for version 3.3.0 of rsync. .P .SH "CREDITS" .P Rsync is distributed under the GNU General Public License. See the file COPYING for details. .P -An rsync web site is available at https://rsync.samba.org/ and its github -project is https://github.com/WayneD/rsync. +An rsync web site is available at +.UR https://rsync.samba.org/ +.UE +and its github +project is +.UR https://github.com/WayneD/rsync +.UE . .P .SH "THANKS" .P @@ -1310,4 +1322,5 @@ people have later contributed to it. It is currently maintained by Wayne Davison. .P Mailing lists for support and development are available at -https://lists.samba.org/. +.UR https://lists.samba.org/ +.UE . |