Robert Fox wrote:
>
> I have been using "wget -rm" to fetch the Cooker tree - but if I do it often enough,
>I end up with a bunch of older files on the downloaded branch
> (because the older version is not removed)
>
> Is rsync or mirror better? If so, what is the recommended download syntax for using
>rsync or mirror?
rsync is much better, and a few of us have done a lot of good work
packaging rsync for use with the Mandrake RPM naming conventions.
Download the package from my web site:
http://www.ains.net.au/~ronst/
and stop having to worry - it's much faster and better and quietly
deletes any local files not on the server.
--
Ron. [au]
