Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:13:51 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Matt Mullins <mokomull@gmail.com> Cc: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stupid cp(1) behaviour Message-ID: <20111202021351.GC4444@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <CAPyT1SFgeBAbuPM9KULnPu8JhKjR3TskwV3%2BUmwkavNTgATQ4A@mail.gmail.com> References: <20111201112838.GA62127@freebsd.org> <CAPyT1SFgeBAbuPM9KULnPu8JhKjR3TskwV3%2BUmwkavNTgATQ4A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 11:35:50AM -0800, Matt Mullins wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > implement a new -N switch or so which isn't based on a file's
> > existance, but a file's checksum.
>
> You can always use net/rsync, which does by default compare checksums.
I don't believe that is true [anymore]:
$ rsync --help
rsync version 3.0.9 protocol version 30
Copyright (C) 1996-2011 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.
[...]
-c, --checksum skip based on checksum, not mod-time & size
...
-I, --ignore-times don't skip files that match in size and mod-time
--size-only skip files that match in size
--modify-window=NUM compare mod-times with reduced accuracy
--
-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?
Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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