On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 03:12:27PM +0800, Luqman.H wrote: > i have several large .tar backup file on the server > it's about 2 GB and 4 GB > > the question is, if i syncronize using rsync to other > computer, rsync will re-transfer the whole > 1 big file, or only transfer part of the file ?
Only the parts that are changed. > > or maybe i should reduce the size, by splitting the file > into 650 Mb each. > > or it's the same as if transfering via FTP ? Is http://rsync.samba.org/features.html not sufficiently clear? -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html