, August 20, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: compare questions
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 10:23:10AM +0800, damian lee wrote:
> > sorry to bother you again!!
> >
> > I still didn`t get it.
> > Maybe I didn`t make my self clear.
> > I have a old_FTP server and the data is abo
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> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:59:38AM +0800, damian lee wrote:
> > > And does It means I can copy
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Subject: Re: compare questions
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:59:38AM +0800, damian lee wrote:
> > And does It means I can copy the files from the old server,
> > and use the touch commend to set the modify time.
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On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:59:38AM +0800, damian lee wrote:
> And does It means I can copy the files from the old server,
> and use the touch commend to set the modify time.
No! That would _change_ the modify time. Simply copy them with the
time preserved. Rsync can do that for you.
..wayne..
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Subject: Re: compare questions
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 11:47:43PM +0800, damian lee wrote:
> > Is the modify date or it has it`s own database ???
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 11:47:43PM +0800, damian lee wrote:
> Is the modify date or it has it`s own database ???
There's no database -- it uses the modify time and the size (by default)
as a quick check to determine if a file is the same or not. Keep in
mind that you must tell rsync to maintain t
Hi there
I am new to the list.
Please tall me how the rsync work to compare two directorys when mirroring.
Is the modify date or it has it`s own database ???
I was trying to mirror my ftp site to another server.
But the data is too many and it`s too big ( around 4G ).
And my bandwidth is tight.
S
