Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
>
> "Brian J. Murrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > And it transferred the whole file. It is actually different even though
> > the name/version/revision did not change.
> > Why is this?
>
> RTFM:
>
> --partial
> By default, rsync will delete any partially trans�
> ferred file if the transfer is interrupted. In some
> circumstances it is more desirable to keep par�
> tially transferred files. Using the --partial
> option tells rsync to keep the partial file which
> should make a subsequent transfer of the rest of
> the file much faster.
Or, even better, use rsync -P (provides --partial and --progress).
Errr, RTFM.
rsync is sensitive to the total name (including versions, revisions
and patch level). the total size, and the timestamp. All must agree
for rsync to accept no download needed. Even so, I have had cases
where these things match, yet the file IS different, in which case
you have to delete the local file and redownload entirely.
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Regards,
Ron. [AU]
