[nzlug] Large scale replication

[Jim Cheetham]

On 29/08/07, Cliff Pratt <enkidu at cliffp.com> wrote:
> Yes, but it seriously impacts on the usability of 'rsync' - if I have to
> check the directories after the sync, I might as well use 'cp'.

Well, cp will *always* transfer *all* of the files.
Rsync will *only* transfer the *unique* portions of the files.

So you'll see the difference on your network, and in elapsed time.

-jim