On 2026-02-26, nwe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2/26/26 12:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> But, overall, it seems like a lot of overhead, including reading both >> the source and destination file, calculating checksums, and then >> (partially) rewriting the destination file. > > > Reading is usually lots faster, and less overhead and wear, compared to > writing. Writing only the changed parts of a large file will also be > less overhead than writing the entire file.
Equally true for literature, BTW. > This is assuming computing capacity is a lot cheaper than file i/o, > which it normally is. > > nwe > >
