From 0773a384dd360f8d8d425ae7052b3346904f1840 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fuxino <dfucini@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 14:35:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix stale man page options and sample config comments

---
 man/simple_backup.1              | 67 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
 simple_backup/simple_backup.conf |  5 ++-
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/simple_backup.1 b/man/simple_backup.1
index c2f2fec..09a6085 100644
--- a/man/simple_backup.1
+++ b/man/simple_backup.1
@@ -2,30 +2,33 @@
 .SH NAME
 simple_backup \- Backup files and folders using rsync
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B simple_backup
-\-h, \-\-help
-.PD 0
-.P
-.PD
-.B simple_backup
-[\-c, \-\-config FILE]
-[\-i, \-\-input INPUT [INPUT...]]
-[\-o, \-\-output DIR]
-.PD 0
-.P
-.PD
-.RS 14 [\-e, \-\-exclude FILE|DIR|PATTERN [FILE|...]]
-[\-k, \-\-keep N]
-[\-\-ssh\-host HOSTNAME]
-[\-\-ssh\-user USERNAME]
-[\-\-keyfile FILE]
-.PD 0
-.P
-.PD
-[\-s, \-\-checksum]
-[\-z, \-\-compress]
+.SY simple_backup
+\-h,\~\-\-help
+.YS
+.SY simple_backup
+\-\-last\-backup
+[\-u,\~\-\-user\~USERNAME]
+.YS
+.SY simple_backup
+[\-v,\~\-\-verbose]
+[\-c,\~\-\-config\~FILE]
+[\-i,\~\-\-inputs\~INPUT\~[INPUT...]]
+[\-o,\~\-\-output\~DIR]
+[\-e,\~\-\-exclude\~FILE|DIR|PATTERN\~[FILE|...]]
+[\-k,\~\-\-keep\~N]
+[\-u,\~\-\-user\~USERNAME]
+[\-\-ssh\-host\~HOSTNAME]
+[\-\-ssh\-user\~USERNAME]
+[\-\-keyfile\~FILE]
+[\-\-remote\-sudo]
+[\-\-numeric\-ids]
+[\-s,\~\-\-checksum]
+[\-z,\~\-\-compress]
+[\-\-rsync\-options\~OPTION\~[OPTION...]]
 [\-\-remove\-before\-backup]
-.RE
+[\-\-no\-syslog]
+[\-\-no\-progress]
+.YS
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B simple_backup
 is a python script for performing backup of files and folders.
@@ -36,15 +39,20 @@ in a configuration file (default location $HOME/.config/simple_backup/simple_bac
 or directly on the command line.
 .P
 Parameters specified on the command line will override those in the configuration file.
+The exceptions are remote_sudo and numeric_ids: if enabled in the configuration file, they
+can\(aqt be disabled on the command line.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-h, \-\-help
 Print a short help message and exit.
 .TP
+.B \-v, \-\-verbose
+More verbose output.
+.TP
 .B \-c, \-\-config FILE
 Specify the configuration file, useful to specify a different one from the default.
 .TP
-.B \-i, \-\-input INPUT [INPUT...]
+.B \-i, \-\-inputs INPUT [INPUT...]
 Specify the files and directories to backup. Multiple inputs can be specified, just separate
 them with a space. If filenames or paths contain spaces, don't forget to escape them,
 or to use single or double quotes around them.
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ not preserved either.
 .TP
 .B \-e, \-\-exclude FILE|DIR|PATTERN [FILE|...]]
 Specify files, directories or patterns to exclude from the backup. Matching files and directories
-will not be copied. Multiple elements can be specified, in the same way as for the \-\-input option.
+will not be copied. Multiple elements can be specified, in the same way as for the \-\-inputs option.
 .TP
 .B \-k, \-\-keep N
 Specify how many old backups (so excluding the current one) will be kept. The default behavior
@@ -84,15 +92,15 @@ Hostname of the server where to copy the files in case of remote backup through
 Username for connecting to the server in case of remote backup.
 .TP
 .B \-\-keyfile FILE
-Location of the SSH key for server authentication. 
+Location of the SSH key for server authentication.
 .TP
-.B \-s, \-\-checksums
+.B \-s, \-\-checksum
 Same as rsync option \(aq\-\-checksum\(aq, use checksums instead of mod\-time and size
 to skip files.
 .TP
 .B \-z, \-\-compress
 Compress data during transfer (rsync \(aq\-\-compress\(aq option). Useful for remote backup
-if saving bandwith is needed.
+if saving bandwidth is needed.
 .TP
 .B \-\-remove\-before\-backup
 Remove old backups (if necessary) before creating the new backup. Useful to free some space
@@ -148,7 +156,8 @@ needs to be allowed to run without password in the same way.
 Use rsync \-\-numeric\-ids option. This causes rsync to use numeric uid/gid instead of trying to map uid/gid names from the local machine to the server.
 .TP
 .B \-\-last\-backup
-Print the date and directory of the last successful backup, then exit. The exit status is 0, or 1
+Print the date of the last successful backup and how long ago it was made (for example
+\(aqLast backup: 2026\-10\-25 14:03 (2 days ago)\(aq), then exit. The exit status is 0, or 1
 if no backup has been recorded yet or the state file can\(aqt be read (see
 .BR FILES ).
 .SH CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/simple_backup/simple_backup.conf b/simple_backup/simple_backup.conf
index 1cd91b0..1d10b7d 100644
--- a/simple_backup/simple_backup.conf
+++ b/simple_backup/simple_backup.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Example config file for simple_backup
 
 [backup]
-# Files and directories to backup. Multiple items can be separated using a comma (','). It is possible to use wildcards (i.e. '*' to match multiple characters and '~' for the user's home directory).
+# Files and directories to backup. Multiple items can be separated using a comma (','). It is possible to use wildcards (e.g. '*' to match multiple characters) and '~' for the user's home directory.
 inputs=/home/user
 
 # Output directory. For remote backups, this is a path on the server ('~' and relative paths refer to the home directory on the server).
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ exclude=*.bak
 # Number of old backups (i.e. excluding the one that's being created) to keep (use -1 to keep all)
 keep=-1
 
-# Uncomment the following section to enable backup to remote server through ssh
+# Uncomment the following section to enable backup to remote server through ssh.
+# ssh_host can be an alias from ~/.ssh/config (its HostName, Port and IdentityFile are used)
 # [server]
 # ssh_host=
 # ssh_user=