Zeljko Jovanovic said on Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:25:56 +0100 >On 22.1.23. 22:06, Steve Fairhead wrote: >> >> I'm just puzzled, and clearly missing something. Can anyone >> enlighten me as to the large (nearly 4*) discrepancy? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Steve > >Since you have the same result after copying the files on the same >machine, I would say that some of them are sparse, and you didn't >preserve that. > >For openrsync, I searched the man page, and didn't find any mention of >"sparse", so I don't know how it handles them. > >If you are using "original" rsync, try with -S flag.
Yes. Other similar things to look at are hard links (-H), various symlink options, --one-file-system (I know df doesn't follow symlinked mounts), etc. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
