The branch, master has been updated
via 91eaffe1 Mention `--protect-args` in `--chown` info.
from 20660249 Fix issue where rdev major could get out of sync
https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git;a=shortlog;h=master
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commit 91eaffe13f29e9a42032a9f1cd2983e09d7b1ec9
Author: Wayne Davison <wa...@opencoder.net>
Date: Sun Jul 26 00:59:51 2020 -0700
Mention `--protect-args` in `--chown` info.
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Summary of changes:
rsync.1.md | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/rsync.1.md b/rsync.1.md
index 7a73faa0..18afe102 100644
--- a/rsync.1.md
+++ b/rsync.1.md
@@ -2584,6 +2584,8 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
option to have any effect, the `-g` (`--groups`) option must be used (or
implied), and the receiver will need to have permissions to set that group.
+ If your shell complains about the wildcards, use `--protect-args` (`-s`).
+
0. `--chown=USER:GROUP`
This option forces all files to be owned by USER with group GROUP. This is
@@ -2594,7 +2596,8 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
USER is empty, a leading colon must be supplied.
If you specify "`--chown=foo:bar`", this is exactly the same as specifying
- "`--usermap=*:foo --groupmap=*:bar`", only easier.
+ "`--usermap=*:foo --groupmap=*:bar`", only easier. If your shell complains
+ about the wildcards, use `--protect-args` (`-s`).
0. `--timeout=SECONDS`
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