On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 07:02:42PM -0500, Sean Berry wrote:
>
> It can do that in one of two ways: finish the current file, or back out
> the current file. Finishing the current file may leave it running til the
> next time rsync runs (assuming it'll run out of cron). Backing out the
> current file is probably what you want. Would it make more sense (and I
> don't know whether rsync currently supports this in the way I think of)
> for rsync to back out the current file and exit gracefully if it received
> a signal 15? This might be a functionality useful outside of the
> environment you have in mind.
>
Well i would like a compromise consisting of two Limits <total> <file>
Meaning after <total> seconds, don't start working on a new file
and try to finish the actual file in <file> seconds. After the
grace period of <file> seconds exit anyway and abort the
running transfer.
Ciao
Dietmar
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