Paul, Thanks for the information. I'll see what I can find in the NEWS and OLDNEWS. Hopefully that will give me what I'm looking for on most of the questions.
Am I correct in my assumption that Redhat does not tweak the rsync it ships with its distribution? Thanks, Jeff On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Paul Slootman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed 21 Jul 2010, Jeff Cleverley wrote: >> >> 1. When using the -z option, does rsync actually use >> /usr/bin/compress or does it use gzip? The man pages say it >> compresses data but doesn't specify what it compresses with. > > It uses the gzip algorithm but implements it internally; it doesn't call > any external program. That wouldn't be at all practical on a > communication link which is effectively interactive (one side sends > data, the other side reacts). > >> 2. I was looking for detailed documentation on behavioral changes of >> arguments between rsync versions. > > I suggest examining the NEWS and OLDNEWS files in the rsync source. > > > Paul > -- > 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 > -- Jeff Cleverley Unix Systems Administrator 4380 Ziegler Road Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 970-288-4611 -- 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
