On 06/09/12 04:31, Kevin Korb wrote: > Also, this is during a restore that I am talking about. I don't see a > problem with using --sparse on everything during the backup.
Conversely, is there any problem with NOT using sparse on sparse files? i.e. I know it will use more space - but will a sparse file copied somewhere by rsync NOT using the "--sparse" option be 100% equivalent to the original? -- Cheers Jason Haar Information Security Manager, Trimble Navigation Ltd. Phone: +1 408 481 8171 PGP Fingerprint: 7A2E 0407 C9A6 CAF6 2B9F 8422 C063 5EBB FE1D 66D1 -- 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