Wouldn't having the z option only make it slow? I looked up the command list
and z is for compression. So by omitting the z parameter would speed it up?
Prashant.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Stodden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Cooker] RSYNC - Please help
> On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, David Hollingshead wrote:
>
> > I've noticed a few people have asked this already, but noone seems to
want
> > to help, so I'm going to ask again.. I want to use RSYNC to get only the
> > newest files when they are changed, but I'm uncertain, even after man
rsync,
> > on how to proceed..
>
> It is best scripted, so create a file (touch <file>) and edit it to
contain:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> rsync -vrltDuz --rsh ssh --delete \
> rsync://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/oxygen/ \
> /mnt/cdrimage/oxygen/
>
> Then set execute permission for it:
>
> chmod u+x <file>
>
> To invoke it, connect to the internet and issue:
>
> ./<file>
>
> Works like a dream! With V90, the initial download will take a long time
> (30 hours minimum, more probably 50) and updates are requiring about a 3
> hour connect every 24 hours.
>
> You can interrupt it ^C any time and resume later without any loss of data
or
> time. Add an additional v (-vvrltDuz) if you want more feedback as to
what
> is going on.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
>
>
