On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 03:51 -0700, Martin Scharrer wrote: > I'm using rsync with -aP --remove-source-files to move files from one > machine to another while watching the progress. I'm under the impression > that rsync is deleting the transmitted source files on-the-fly, not at the > very end, but with a delay of 2-3 files, i.e. if 10 files are moved the > first source file is deleted after the third of fourth file got transmitted. > However, if rsync is aborted (CTRL+C) all fully source transmitted files are > deleted. > Can anyone tell me if this delay is intended behavior and if it can be > manipulated/configured differently? > My source machine has only limited space (10GB), my files are rather big (.4 > - 1.2GB each) and my bandwidth around 300-500KB, so sometimes I want to get > rid of the sent files as fast as possible without waiting for the next files > being transmitted.
IIUC, the delay occurs due to the pipelining in rsync; since it is not a problem for most users, no special effort was made to avoid it. If it is a problem for you, you might consider running rsync once per file. It sounds like the files are big enough that doing so wouldn't be unreasonably wasteful. -- Matt -- 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