Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: > > why not just use rsync? > that depends on "who" should use rsync?
if you mean that *the user* could use rsync instead of cp in the first place - then you are right but that was the whole point of my suggestion - to give a better user experience: IMHO the user should not have to know and install a tool like rsync (nor to know mirror-copy) only to be able to transfer data reliably and resumeable from one device to another... I mean, it's such a basic thing that one tool (cp) should do it. if you mean that "cp" should use rsync as proposed - then there may be two caveats against having it as part of the base: - the license is GPL - rsync is not maintained by you so one might suggest a (partial) rewrite under BSD license. that could take some time - the suggestion for "hammered" devices could serve as a starting point. cheers, Benny
