The fix for my problem was to add the "--modify-window 2". Perhaps this fix should be added to the FAQ for "copies every file".
-Thanks for your help. Stephen More >I think this issue is cygwin related, but I am not getting much response from the cygwin list so I'll try here. > >I have installed rsync 2.5.0 on both an NT and Windows 98 running cygwin. > >On the Windows 98 box it appears to be writing the files everytime rsync runs. >Here are the stats from the -v option: > >NT 1st pass wrote 432 bytes read 214537 bytes total 587944 speedup is 2.74 >NT 2nd pass wrote 16 bytes read 770 bytes total 587944 speedup is 748.02 > >98 1st pass wrote 432 bytes read 214537 bytes total 587944 speedup is 2.74 >98 2nd pass wrote 4312 bytes read 1200 bytes total 587944 speedup is 106 > >What is really starnge is why did 98 write more on the second pass then on the first pass ? > >Is this a cygwin bug or an rsync bug ? > > >-Thanks >Stephen More
