Hi. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:14:33 +0800, gaomingcn wrote: > The second question is about memory. > How much memory should I install to the linux box? The rsync FAQ > (http://rsync.samba.org/FAQ.html#4) says one file will use 100 bytes > to store relevant information, so 180M files will use about > 18G memory.
That is true of rsync 2. rsync 3 uses an incremental mode that allows to transfer millions of files with 1 GB RAM or less. Sven -- 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