Re: [arch-general] rsync for mirroring

On Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 11:54:53AM +0300, nez...@allurelinux.org wrote: > I never used rsync before but If I understand correctly : > rsync hashsums the files in src and dest and checks for file lists . It > removes and adds files according to the file lists and compares the > hashsums of existing

Re: [arch-general] rsync for mirroring

On Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 11:34:40AM +0530, Piyush P Kurur wrote: > Hi, > > I am part of a group of people who run a mirror for some GNU/Linux > distros. I have a question regarding how rsync works. The question is > prompted by the frequent overloading of rsync mirrors. > > > If I am not mistak

[arch-general] rsync for mirroring

Hi, I am part of a group of people who run a mirror for some GNU/Linux distros. I have a question regarding how rsync works. The question is prompted by the frequent overloading of rsync mirrors. If I am not mistaken the overall idea behind rsync is the following (I am assuming that dest wants