In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kim Scarborough writes:
> > > I'm using it to backup files from one computer to another, and it > > > works exactly as I thought it would, except that it seems to be > > > copying entire files over when they've change rather than the > > > differences. > > > > What specifically leads you to that conclusion? > > I have it set to extra verbose, and I've been watching the files transfer > over. When I append 2K to a 100MB text file and re-rsync, it's pretty > obvious it's transferring 100MB, not 2K + whatever overhead the diff takes > up. I wouldn't be so sure. Add the option --stats to the rsync command line and see what it says. AFAIK those numbers are correct. -- Alberto **************************************************************************** Alberto Accomazzi mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] NASA Astrophysics Data System http://adsabs.harvard.edu Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics http://cfawww.harvard.edu 60 Garden Street, MS 83, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA **************************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
