On Mon 07 Mar 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If, for example, you have a 500MB file (say an ISO) whose modification > consists solely of a few bytes added on to the beginning of the file. > > Will it create an entirely new 500MB file? Or will it somehow know how to > insert the bytes at the beginning of the remote file?
Inserting bytes at the beginning of a file can't be done, at least not on unix-like systems. That can only be done by copying the file. Paul Slootman -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
