On 10/2/07, Peter Salameh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for that. Doesn't the delta-transfer algorithm compare the files > on sender and receiver?
Correct. > For the file list, we would only need compare the > new file list with the last one on the sender Unison ( http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ ) is a stateful two-way synchronizer that does essentially this by default; you can use Unison even for your one-way copy to get the performance benefit. Rsync is meant to be stateless, so if it were enhanced to reduce the amount of file list transferred, I think delta-transferring the file list would be more in keeping with its mission than saving a "last" file list. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
