rsync.1 has a typo _ instead of the correct - caused me 5 minutes head scratching output of> gendiff rsync-2.5.6 .orig --- rsync-2.5.6/rsync.1.orig 2003-08-18 22:34:35.000000000 +0100 +++ rsync-2.5.6/rsync.1 2003-08-18 22:35:24.000000000 +0100 @@ -1089,9 +1089,9 @@ .nf -$ rsync --write_batch=pfx -a /source/dir/ /adest/dir/ +$ rsync --write-batch=pfx -a /source/dir/ /adest/dir/ $ rcp pfx\&.rsync_* remote: -$ rsh remote rsync --read_batch=pfx -a /bdest/dir/ +$ rsh remote rsync --read-batch=pfx -a /bdest/dir/ # or alternatively $ rsh remote \&./pfx\&.rsync_argvs /bdest/dir/ ----- Neil