David Bear <David.Bear@xxxxxxx> writes:
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 08:27:13PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I suppose you could, but what's the point? Copying a single file that
>> doesn't currently exist on the destination plays to none of rsync's
>> strengths.
> well, I was using rysnc so I could copy to a different computer over
> ssh, not using the rsync protocol to catch diffs. I don't have a
> remote file system mounted so I can do just a cp.
If you are going over an ssh connection then scp seems like the
appropriate tool. Yeah, rsync would work, but it's just a useless
extra layer of software...
regards, tom lane
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