Bad description for --ignore-errors in man page

[Angelos Ching]

Hi there,

>
I was figuring out a way to copy as much files as possible off a corrupted
file system using rsync, then I came across this —ignore-errors flag which
is described on man page as:

If the sending side detects any I/O errors, then the deletion of any
files  at the destination will be automatically disabled. This is to
prevent temporary filesystem failures (such as NFS errors) on the sending
side causing a massive deletion of files on the destination. You can
override this with the --ignore-errors option.

>
But then I came across a bug report on Debian’s tracker:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=181805

>
And I tested it personally, it makes rsync continue even when the
underlying file system is encountering errors, copying whatever it can.
Before I applied the flag, rsync just exit with error after copying a few
files.

>
So maybe the man page can get some updates on what the flag —ignore-errors
actually does and gives user clearer indication on the flag.

>
Best regards,
Angelos
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