From d04a6ef45923e22c227e3b8d2b6c98f655533b5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Indrajit Raychaudhuri Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 21:59:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] rsync: Recommend Homebrew or MacPorts rsync for macOS Bundled `rsync` is 2.6.x which is too old. Prefer 3.2.x from Homebrew or MacPorts instead. --- modules/rsync/README.md | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/rsync/README.md b/modules/rsync/README.md index 77d78ea..f4f33fa 100644 --- a/modules/rsync/README.md +++ b/modules/rsync/README.md @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Rsync Defines [rsync][1] aliases. -macOS users are encouraged to use [Bombich's rsync][2], which has HFS+ -enhancements. +macOS users are encouraged to use *rsync* from [Homebrew][2] or [MacPorts][3], +which has additional enhancements including patches from [Bombich][4]. Aliases ------- @@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ Aliases Authors ------- -*The authors of this module should be contacted via the [issue tracker][3].* +*The authors of this module should be contacted via the [issue tracker][5].* - [Sorin Ionescu](https://github.com/sorin-ionescu) -[1]: http://rsync.samba.org -[2]: https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/credits#rsync -[3]: https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto/issues +[1]: https://rsync.samba.org +[2]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core +[3]: https://ports.macports.org/port/rsync +[4]: https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/credits#rsync +[5]: https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto/issues