Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Am 07.11.2012 00:16, schrieb lee: >> Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> oversimplyfied: >>> * on both sides a rsync-process is running >>> * both are making a checksum of the same data-area >>> * let's say 250 blocks >>> * only this cheksum is transmitted and decides transmit data itself >>> * attributes are also listed on both sides and compared >> >> I thought it works like this, which involves reading all the files on >> both sides. For the purpose of copying files from one place to another >> on the same machine, I'm wondering if it might be more efficient to go >> by file modification times and file size > > it does usually! > > you can force --checksum as param > -c, --checksum skip based on checksum, not mod-time & size > > but that does not change the fact that it syncs attributes too > without --checksum, i am using --checksum once per month to > make sure all is 100% consistent Hm that is a good idea, I will do that from time to time. > finally: a swiss knife for dealing with file transfers ... which is sometimes a little difficult to handle when one doesn't read the manpage ;) -- Fedora 17 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
