docs: Removed ambiguity from copy command docs

Switched from talking about "unchanged" files to "identical" files.

I found out the hard way that the rclone copy will overwrite newer files.
Looking at posts in the rclone forum, this is a common experience.

The docs for copy have referred to "unchanged" files.
This is ambiguous because it intuitively introduces a sense
of chronology, but chronology is irrelevant.
Rclone only "cares" about difference, not change.
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Justin Hellings
2021-08-19 16:34:57 +01:00
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func init() {
var commandDefinition = &cobra.Command{
Use: "copyto source:path dest:path",
Short: `Copy files from source to dest, skipping already copied.`,
Short: `Copy files from source to dest, skipping identical files.`,
Long: `
If source:path is a file or directory then it copies it to a file or
directory named dest:path.
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ This will:
copy it to dst, overwriting existing files if they exist
see copy command for full details
This doesn't transfer unchanged files, testing by size and
modification time or MD5SUM. It doesn't delete files from the
destination.
This doesn't transfer files that are identical on src and dst, testing
by size and modification time or MD5SUM. It doesn't delete files from
the destination.
**Note**: Use the ` + "`-P`" + `/` + "`--progress`" + ` flag to view real-time transfer statistics
`,