On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Sharad Birmiwal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Narendra Sisodiya > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Many a time I need to transfer bulk data and I prefer rsync, it is fast and >> I always use with command line. It is much faster then the GUI mode of >> nautilus + sftp based transfer. >> But with nautilus+sftp, I can see directories and I can use drag and drop. >> Only problem with command line I have to know the dir path in advance. >> >> Is there any client where I can see directory listing very easily and >> transfer files using drag and drop and at the backend it use rsync? > > First, I don't think rsync is faster. It generates file hashes before > sending/comparing files. Use a portable hdd connected via usb to > really see how significantly it can be slow.
I have used over network, and It is very fast (3-4 times) then the normal sftp. > > If you are just transferring files (copy/moving), I remember there > used to be a tool called midnight commander which provided with a > visual interface. More on it can be found here: > http://www.midnight-commander.org/ > > Hope this helps, > Sharad > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘ -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
