Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > How about 73? Surely not a block aligment. :D > > dd if=/dev/urandom of=test_rand_wierd bs=1 count=73 > cat test_rand_wierd test_long1 >test_wierd1 > cat test_rand_wierd test_long1 >test_wierd2 > cat test_rand_wierd test_long1 test_rand_wierd >test_wierd3 > All files begin and end the same way, so I'm not sure what you are trying to test here. Try this: dd if=/dev/urandom of=random1 bs=1024 count=16 dd if=/dev/urandom of=random2 bs=1024 count=1024 dd if=/dev/urandom of=pad bs=1 count=73
cat random1 random2 > before cat random1 pad random2 > after Now see if rsync manages to save much when it has "before" and it needs "after" (or vice versa) Shachar ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Rsyncrypto-devel mailing list Rsyncrypto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsyncrypto-devel