----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Cooker] rsync'ing cooker
> > I was just wondering if the following command is the correct way to use
> this
> > to the fullest effect.
> > rsync -avr ftp.sunet.se::pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake-devel/cooker/
> > /mnt/Cooker/
> >
> > Do I need the -r flag or -u and -t flags? Will these speed up the rsync
> > transfer? I also notice rmdir messages for : directory not empty. Do I
> need the
> > --force option or can I ignore them?
>
> I use 'rsync --delete --partial -avr
> ftp.sunet.se::pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake-devel/cooker/ /mnt/Cooker'
>
> The --delete tells it to delete files that don't exist at the remote site
> (so I don't fill my drive up with old rpm's) and --partial in case I want
to
> stop halfway through, it will leave the partial file to resume later,
> instead of deleting it.
>
If you guys rsync from ftp.sunet.se it is better/easier if you
rsync --delete --partial -avr ftp.sunet.se::Mandrake-devel/cooker/
/target/path
This is since sunet has an own module for Mandrake-devel. And so you won't
get 'hurt' if they move the files on the site.
My 2 cents..
Michael
