On Wed 03 Jun 2009, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote: >> I would solve this not using rsync, but by writing the active file in a >> separate directory, or by first writing to a special filename and >> renaming when done (like firefox adds .part to the filename while it >> is >> still downloading it). > > Why not just something like --ignore-open-files?
Because checking whether a process has a file open can be very costly in system resources. Paul -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
