> 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?
Not As far as I know :( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Haar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:22 AM Subject: How do you properly use "--partial"? > [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
