On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 02:59:20PM -0400, Brian Lindholm wrote: > it would be even better if it only rewrote the portions of large files > that had actually changed instead of resending the entire file.
You can use --no-whole-file with --inplace (since rsync's default update method is to write out a new file and rename it into place). You might also use --append for things like log files if you're SURE that data has only been appended (and be sure to limit that copy to just what you want to update via appending). ..wayne.. -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html