yes, thats the whole point of it i guess :-)

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Philip 
Charles wrote:

> 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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