I agree that rsync being stateless is a good thing. I have found it very reliable and predictable for years. I certainly wouldn't change to unison (which apparently is currently not maintained) just to speed up the file list transfer.
Delta-transfer of the file list seems to make good sense for rsync, especially for one-way backup involving lots of files. Is there any chance that this will happen, or any way to gauge interest in this? Peter > Unison ( http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ ) is a stateful > two-way synchronizer that does essentially this by default; you can > use Unison even for your one-way copy to get the performance benefit. > > Rsync is meant to be stateless, so if it were enhanced to reduce the > amount of file list transferred, I think delta-transferring the file > list would be more in keeping with its mission than saving a "last" > file list. > > 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
