[SGVLUG] Moving files in a safe way

[Rae Yip]

rsync is a great tool, but I wouldn't use it unless I plan on doing
more than one transfer, since rsync has a startup overhead that
doesn't scale well with size of directory tree.

Yes, NFS can be quite fast over a trusted network. But then you still
have to decide between cp, cpio, rsync, etc.

-Rae.

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Ted Arden <ted at tux.org> wrote:
>
> HAHHAHHA.. cpio.. sorry.. i had flashback to the 80's
> (not really 80's, but you know what i mean)
>
> funny, i still use it from time to time, but rsync kinda
> works.
>
> you didn't tell us about the target/source machines so
> i would think that rsync with compression should do well.
>
> rsync - e - c etcc....
>
> although, if it's a trusted network, there's all sorts
> of possibilities.
>
> =ted=
>