On 8/2/07, Paul Slootman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought that --append simply meant that in cases where the destination > file is shorter, data is simply appended without first checksumming the > existing data, but that transfers would otherwise not be affected in any > way, i.e. be performed in the usual manner as if --append was not > specified. In other words, that --append was simply an optimization > hint.
Oddly, rsync does checksum the existing data. At first I thought this was inconsistent with skipping source files that have longer destination files, but I suppose it could be justified. If --times is on, rsync will set the destination mtime to match the source mtime after a successful transfer, causing the quick check to pass on future non-(--append) runs. Thus, rsync wants to make sure the entire files are identical so as not to deceive those future runs. Wayne, was this your thinking? Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
