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verify

Print a list of all files on the remote machine that are out

of date, but do not update them.

whole

Preserve directory structure by creating subdirectories

on the remote machine. For example, if you rdist the file

/foo/bar into the directory /baz, it would produce the file

/baz/foo/bar instead of the default /baz/bar.

younger

Do not update files that are younger than the master files.

-p path

Specify the path to search for rdistd on the remote machine.

-P path

Specify path to the transport command to use on the local

machine. This is normally rsh, but may also be ssh. The path

argument may also be specified as a colon-separated list of

acceptable transports to use in order of preference.

-t seconds

Specify the timeout period (default 900 seconds) after which

rdist will sever the connection if the remote server has not yet

responded.

-V Display version, then exit.

rdistd

rdistd options

System administration command. Start the rdist server. Note that

you must specify the -S option unless you are simply querying for

version information with -V.

Options

-D Debugging mode.

-S Start the server.

-V Display the version number and exit.

readcd

readcd dev=device [options]

Read or write compact discs. The device is usually specified as

dev=scsibus/target/lun or dev=target/lun ...