Rsync log flags

• First character:
  • < - a file is being transferred to the remote (sent).
  • > - a file is being transferred to the local (received).
  • c - a local change/creation
  • h - the item is a hard link
  • . - the item is not being updated
  • * - the rest is a message
• Second character:
  • f - file
  • d - directory
  • L - symlink
  • D - device
  • S - special file
• Following letters:
  • c - a different checksum
  • s - size of a regular file is different
  • t - modification time is different and is being updated to the sender's value
  • T - that the modification time will be set to the transfer time
  • p - permissions are different and are being updated to the sender's value
  • o - the owner is different and is being updated to the sender's value
  • g - the group is different and is being updated to the sender's value
  • u - reserved for future use
  • a - ACL information changed.
  • x - extended attribute information changed.

(1) a newly created item replaces each letter with a "+"

(2) an identical item replaces the dots with spaces

(3) an unknown attribute replaces each letter with a "?"