[background: we rsync Gbs of data over our WAN, so want to run rsync as efficiently as possible. We have Linux "rsync servers" that mount local Windows file servers - i.e we use Linux-rsync to replicate data between Windows file servers. (why? we found Linux IP stack to be superior over our WAN)]
I know that "--partial" on it's own merely makes the rsync server process rename the partially uploaded tempfile back onto the actual filename - but who actually wants that? I mean - it's effectively a "corrupt" file. Is there a way to make rsync keep partially (down|up)loaded files, but keep them separate from the actual end dir until they are finished? I was hoping "--link-dest"/etc were for that, but they appear to assume you are willing to run duplicates of the entire tree you are wishing to synchronize - which isn't an option for us... I would have thought "--partial" could have been written so that any partially transmitted file could be kept in a dir separate from the real data, and when the transfer successfully finishes, renamed/copied into the live area... Am I missing something obvious here? -- Cheers Jason Haar Information Security Manager, Trimble Navigation Ltd. Phone: +64 3 9635 377 Fax: +64 3 9635 417 PGP Fingerprint: 7A2E 0407 C9A6 CAF6 2B9F 8422 C063 5EBB FE1D 66D1 -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
