Patch by Daniel Baumann for librsync >= 0.9.7, which describes how to use rdiff more verbosely. It updates the man page to remove long time dead link to Linuxcare Australia as well. For further information, please have a look to Debian bug IDs #228005, #156457 and #288758. --- librsync-0.9.7/doc/rdiff.1 2004-02-08 00:17:57.000000000 +0100 +++ librsync-0.9.7/doc/rdiff.1.man_pages 2008-12-20 13:47:45.000000000 +0100 @@ -29,10 +29,17 @@ .PP \fBrdiff\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fBpatch\fP \fIbasis-file delta-file new-file\fP .fi +.SH USAGE +You can use \fBrdiff\fP to update files, much like \fBrsync\fP does. +However, unlike \fBrsync\fP, \fBrdiff\fP puts you in control. There +are three steps to updating a file: \fBsignature\fP, \fBdelta\fP, and +\fBpatch\fP. .SH DESCRIPTION In every case where a filename must be specified, \- may be used instead to mean either standard input or standard output as -appropriate. +appropriate. Be aware that if you do this, you'll need to terminate your +\fIoptions\fP with \-\- or \fBrdiff\fP will think you are passing it +an empty option. .SH "RETURN VALUE" 0 for successful completion, 1 for environmental problems (file not found, invalid options, IO error, etc), 2 for a corrupt file and 3 for --- librsync-0.9.7/doc/librsync.3 2004-02-08 00:17:57.000000000 +0100 +++ librsync-0.9.7/doc/librsync.3.man_pages 2008-12-20 13:48:11.000000000 +0100 @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ .PP .I rdiff and librsync Manual .PP -\fIhttp://rproxy.sourceforge.net/\fP or \fIhttp://linuxcare.com.au/rproxy/\fP. +\fIhttp://rproxy.sourceforge.net/\fP. .PP \fIdraft-pool-rsync\fP .SH BUGS