[Rdiff-backup-commits] rdiff-backup rdiff-backup.1

[Ben Escoto]

CVSROOT:        /sources/rdiff-backup
Module name:    rdiff-backup
Branch:         
Changes by:     Ben Escoto <address@hidden>     05/12/29 20:26:08

Modified files:
        .              : rdiff-backup.1 

Log message:
        Clarified rsync comparison

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1.diff?tr1=1.75&tr2=1.76&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1
diff -u rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1:1.75 rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1:1.76
--- rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1:1.75    Sat Dec 24 20:02:05 2005
+++ rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 Thu Dec 29 20:26:08 2005
@@ -613,12 +613,20 @@
 
 .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