On 2020-04-06, Jack <ostrof...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > On 4/6/20 9:35 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> On 2020-04-06, William Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Use rsync with the bwlimit option to slow down the overall data rate - >>> monitor the temp with smart and slow it up if needed (I actually don't >>> think you will have a problem.) >> Does bwlimit work with local copies? The man page says specifically >> it's for limiting bandwidthon sockets. > > Can't you use the network syntax for one end of the rsync transfer to > bring the socket controls into play?
Sure, if you want to route all the data through the network stack. You'll have to configure rsync to listen on localhost, and it seems like a waste, but it should work to limit bandwidth.
