Tar ball changes and "just copy"? On Jul 11, 2014 3:58 PM, "ToddAndMargo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All, > > I have a bash script for synchronizing a flashing drive (target) > with my hard drive (source) I take to customer sites (with a read > only switch so I don't spread viruses). > > I currently "rsync" 11 different directories. Each sync line > looks like this: > > rsync -rv --delete $MyCDsSource/Linux $MyCDsTarget/.; sync; sync > > Problem: it is slow -- takes three hours. To help the > speed issue, I upgraded from USB 2 to USB 3. Backup went > from 3 hr-15 min to 3 hr-5 min. It is almost faster > to wipe the stick and rewrite it. > > Anyone know of a way to speed up rsync? > > Many thanks, > -T >
