git-annex/doc/special_remotes/rsync.mdwn
Joey Hess 6d61067599 rsync shellescape disable option
Rsync special remotes can be configured with shellescape=no to avoid shell
quoting that is normally done when using rsync over ssh. This is known to
be needed for certian rsync hosting providers (specificially
hidrive.strato.com) that use rsync over ssh but do not pass it through the
shell.
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This special remote type rsyncs file contents to somewhere else.
Setup example:
# git annex initremote myrsync type=rsync rsyncurl=rsync://rsync.example.com/myrsync encryption=joey@kitenet.net
# git annex describe myrsync "rsync server"
Or for using rsync over SSH
# git annex initremote myrsync type=rsync rsyncurl=ssh.example.com:/myrsync encryption=joey@kitenet.net
# git annex describe myrsync "rsync server"
## configuration
These parameters can be passed to `git annex initremote` to configure rsync:
* `encryption` - Required. Either "none" to disable encryption of content
stored in rsync,
or a value that can be looked up (using gpg -k) to find a gpg encryption
key that will be given access to the remote. Note that additional gpg
keys can be given access to a remote by rerunning initremote with
the new key id. See [[encryption]].
* `rsyncurl` - Required. This is the url or `hostname:/directory` to
pass to rsync to tell it where to store content.
* `shellescape` - Optional. Set to "no" to avoid shell escaping normally
done when using rsync over ssh. That escaping is needed with typical
setups, but not with some hosting providers that do not expose rsynced
filenames to the shell. You'll know you need this option if `git annex get`
from the special remote fails with an error message containing a single
quote (`'`) character. If that happens, you can re-run initremote
setting shellescape=no.
The `annex-rsync-options` git configuration setting can be used to pass
parameters to rsync.