On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Nick Rout wrote:
>
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:58:30 +1200
> Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It uses double the space that the file takes up, as it makes a temporary
> file while it is rsyncing, then changes the name of the temp file at the
> end.
>
> So if you are rsyncing an iso, just before it ends you will have the
> original file plus the temp file, ie around 1.3G.
The upside is that rsynicing an iso image with minimal differences (e.g. a
bit error) takes about 20 minutes with a 56k modem.
Phil.
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