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From:
Claudio Jeker <cjeker@diehard.n-r-g.com>
Subject:
Re: fix openrsync(1) manpage examples
To:
ethan@ongstad.net
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:04:54 +0100

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On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 06:59:08PM -0800, ethan@ongstad.net wrote:
> Fixes the path of openrsync in the examples. An alternative approach
> would be to tell the user to run ln -s /usr/bin/openrsync
> /usr/local/bin/rsync. Also changed prompt to "$" as that is what is used
> in cp(1) and other manpage examples.
> 
> diff --git usr.bin/rsync/rsync.1 usr.bin/rsync/rsync.1
> index 831f9e87f40..b65cf8d971e 100644
> --- usr.bin/rsync/rsync.1
> +++ usr.bin/rsync/rsync.1
> @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ with the local
>  and
>  .Pa ../src/baz :
>  .Pp
> -.Dl % rsync -t ../src/bar ../src/baz host:dest
> +.Dl $ openrsync --rsync-path=openrsync -t ../src/bar ../src/baz host:dest
>  .Pp
>  To update the out-of-date local files
>  .Pa bar
> @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ with the remote files
>  and
>  .Pa host:src/baz :
>  .Pp
> -.Dl % rsync -t host:src/bar :src/baz \&.
> +.Dl $ openrsync --rsync-path=openrsync -t host:src/bar :src/baz \&.
>  .Pp
>  To update the out-of-date local files
>  .Pa ../dest/bar
> @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ with
>  and
>  .Pa baz :
>  .Pp
> -.Dl % rsync -t bar baz ../dest
> +.Dl $ openrsync --rsync-path=openrsync -t bar baz ../dest
>  .\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
>  .Sh SEE ALSO
>  .Xr ssh 1
> 

Diffs like this have come up before and were rejected.
I think nothing changed since then.

-- 
:wq Claudio