Re: how to use --checksum-seed ?

Thanks Matt, You are most helpful. C. -- 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

how to use --checksum-seed ?

Hi, I've been trying to use "--checksum-seed" to speed up backups . I have a homebrew script which creates incremental backups using hardlinks. To save disk space I turn on --checksum so that when file's mod-times change rsync doesn't create a new file (breaking the hardlinking) unles

Re: Rewritten rsync man page

Hi Matt, Sorry I didn't write earlier, hopefully my suggestions are still useful. Also, I'm not subscribed to the rsync list so I might duplicate or conflict with other suggestions you've received. :) The first suggestion is that the order of the options listed be changed so t

Re: why does --size-only not detect change only is size (but also time)?

On Wednesday 18 April 2007 21:03, Wayne Davison wrote: > On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 08:40:40PM -0400, CSights wrote: > > Yes, the file was not actually transferred because I used the -n option. > > The -n is irrelevant. If rsync considered the file to be in need of a > transfer, it

Re: why does --size-only not detect change only is size (but also time)?

On Wednesday 18 April 2007 19:55, Wayne Davison wrote: > On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 07:37:44PM -0400, CSights wrote: > > #rsync -ani --size-only Untitled.pdf Untitled-2.pdf > > .f..t.. Untitled.pdf > > The file was not transferred (since there was not '<' or &

why does --size-only not detect change only is size (but also time)?

#cp Untitled.pdf Untitled-2.pdf #touch Untitled.pdf #rsync -ani --size-only Untitled.pdf Untitled-2.pdf .f..t.. Untitled.pdf #ls -al --block-size=1 Untitled* -rw--- 1 csights csights 20696 2007-04-18 19:00 Untitled-2.pdf -rw--- 1 csights csights 20696 2007-04-18 19:08 Untitled.pdf