Jamie Lokier wrote: > David Howe wrote: > > Jamie Lokier wrote: > > I am less worried about individual file renames and/or "missing" the > > opportunity to diff a large file that has been both moved and updated, > > than having to resync multiple gigs of stuff over a slow link, because > > some user renamed a directory. > > An approximate match of renamed directories may be possible without > even statting all the files. Just look for a similar name tree. If > it finds a good match, then it can do the more expensive finer-grained > checks.
I was meaning to say, if it can be efficient, approximate matching big renamed directories sounds like another nice idea for uber-rsync someday. Thanks for the good idea David :-) -- Jamie -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
