- snip - > > Is the option > > -P --partial -- progress > > means 'incremental' ??? > > "-P" is the same as specifying both "--partial" and "--progress". > "--progress" means to show a progress meter. Normally, if you > interrupt rsync while it is transferring a file, rsync will delete the > partially transferred file. If you give the "--partial" option, it > will not do that. > > The advantage of specifying "--partial" is that you can interrupt it > in the midst of transferring a 1G file, and then you can resume the > transfer later. > > > What will be difference between > > './ $remote:$directory' and '$remote:$directory/' > > This question does not make sense. You should ask for the difference > between './ $remote:$directory' and '$remote:$directory/ .'; note the > trailing period. > > If you say "rsync a b" then this means copy from a to b, if you say > "rsync b a", then this means copy from b to a. In the above case, "a" > was "." and "b" was "$remote:$directory" ... > > Explaining the trailing slash is more difficult. I just remember a > rule of thumb: if you want to copy directories with rsync, always > specify a trailing slash. On both the source and the destination. Of > course, "man rsync" has the full story...
Hi Kai and folks, Thanks for your advice. B.R. Stephen _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
