On 12 Aug 2003, Kirk Reiser wrote:
> Hi Shaun: You can use scp but it has a tendency to stall with weird > network traffic. I suggest you use rsync which works very well, uses > ssh and does not stall. A typical command line for rsync looks like > this: > > rsync -au -e ssh from_host:from_dir to_host:to_dir & I've had lots of problems with rsync "hanging". I've never figured out why, but finally overcame the problem thus: #rsync -a -e ssh --bwlimit=200 from:from_dir to:/to_dir The bandwidth limit option completely solved the problem. Perhaps someone could tell me why I need it and what I can do to get around it. David. > > The 'au' means archive and update only. The 'e' means use ssh > encryption and the to and from things are optional depending on > exactly what you wish to do. > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
