with --no-i-r you at least get some idea of the # of files to check.
/kc On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 09:34:25PM +0000, Simon Hobson via rsync said: >> I looking for a solution to display overall rsync progress on an LCD display as a bargraph. >> I have found 2 parameters: >> >> --progress >> This option tells rsync to print information showing the >> progress of the transfer. This gives a bored user something to >> watch. Implies --verbose if it wasn't already specified. >> >> While rsync is transferring a regular file, it updates a >> progress line that looks like this: >> >> 782448 63% 110.64kB/s 0:00:04 >> >> But they are not showing the overall progress during the transfer what I need. > >Bear in mind that until the sync is almost finished, rsync does NOT know how much is left to do. AIUI, one thread is running a compare, working down the directory tree and building a list of files that aren't up to date on the target. Another thread is then taking files from this list and syncing them. >So at any point in time, there is a queue of files to be synced which is NOT complete, and a process that's syncing those files one at a time. Until the first thread is done, there isn't even a list of files, and until the sync is running, there isn't information on how much needs to be transferred for each of those files. > >It's well worth reading Andrew Tridgell's PHD thesis where the algorithm is detailed. It's quite readable and gives a good insight into how rsync works. >https://www.samba.org/~tridge/phd_thesis.pdf > > >-- >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 -- Ken Chase - Heavy Computing Inc. Guelph Canada -- 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
