From: "Paul Raines": > cause the whole file or directory structure to get recopied over a previous sync There is several rsync switch the with tell the receiving side to chunk the directories/files that no longer exist on the sending side: Check out tricks like: --delete --exclude '*logs/' --delete-excluded The rsync man page is very good. > mail spools, large files that simply get appended to get the whole file > recopied. Are you sure? Only to changed bit and checksums should have moved over the wire. Do a rsync on that individual file and echo off the stats. -eric wood _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users