It was pointed out that this information is in the --itemize-changes parameter in the man page. I looked at the man page but missed this part. I guess it was the forest for the trees. Thanks and it is resolved. Robert USING: rsync version 3.0.6 protocol version 30 on a Sun Solaris 10 x86. This is a precompiled version from opencsw. /opt/csw/bin/rsync -n -axzH -v --delete-after --log-file=$RSYNCOUTPUT/export_-${DAILYDT}X --rsync-path=/opt/csw/bin/rsync -e "ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_hertz" --max-delete=100 /export/.zfs/snapshot/$DAILYDT/ hertz3:/zvol/backup/gauss/export When I added the --log-file= line I get log file messages like 2010/06/25 19:43:38 [16789] <f..t...... rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Adobe/Flash Player/AssetCache/5GUH56X5/1C04C61346A1FA3139A37D860ED92632AA13DECF.heu 2010/06/25 19:43:38 [16789] .d..t...... rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/ 2010/06/25 19:43:38 [16789] <f..t...... rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/._Cache 2010/06/25 19:43:41 [16789] <f..t...... rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/urlclassifier3.sqlite 2010/06/25 19:43:41 [16789] .d..t...... rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/Cache/ 2010/06/25 19:43:41 [16789] <f+++++++++ rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/Cache/._01D9AD9Ed01 2010/06/25 19:43:41 [16789] <f+++++++++ rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/Cache/._07D1636Ad01 2010/06/25 19:43:41 [16789] <f+++++++++ rmcgraw/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/a66wvzw3.default/Cache/._0AF1538Dd01 I am trying to find information on the string of character that follow the PID. I have search high ad low with now luck. I have looked in the rsyncd.conf file but what is talked about log-format does not seem to give the information that I am looking for. Can someone point me to a documentation that will give me the information. Thanks Robert _____________________________________________________________________ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer System EMAIL: rmcgraw at purdue.edu Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067