Using HP-UX Internet Services (August 2003)

Distributing Files Using rdist
Starting rdist
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Table 5-2 describes all the other rdist command-line options.
Table 5-2 rdist Command-Line Options
Option
Name
Description
-b Performs a binary comparison and updates files if they
differ. Without this option, rdist updates files only if the
size or modification time differs.
-h Follows symbolic links on the master host and copies the
files that the link points to. Without this option, rdist
copies the name of a symbolic link.
-i Ignores unresolved links. Without this option, rdist tries to
maintain the link structure of the files being copied and
sends out warnings if any link is not found.
-M Checks whether the mode, ownership, and group of updated
files on the remote host are the same as the master copy
and updates the files if they differ. This is done in addition
to any other comparison that may be in effect.
-n Prints rdist commands on the standard output on the
master host without executing them. This option is useful
for debugging a distfile.
-q Suppresses printing of files that are modified to the
standard output on the master host.
-R Removes files in the remote host’s directory that do not
exist on the master directory.
-v Displays the old files on the remote host but does not
update any files or send any mail.
-w Appends the full path name (including directory subtree) to
a destination directory name.
-y Does not update files on the remote host that are newer
than the master copy.