[Novalug] uploading a lot of files

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Thursday 26 March 2009 3:36:48 pm Bonnie Dalzell wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Mike Shade wrote:
> 
> > Bonnie,
> >
> > Use rsync to upload the files.  Two advantages:
> >
> > - Only uploads data that has changed (plus additional files)
> does it determine change based on file date or someother feature?
> I refresh the whole set of files on my local computer so even of the 
> data is the same there is a new file date.

Nope, it uses a hash, not atime.  Also -p will maintain the local permissions 
during the transfer. Or if you want to change them, --chmod=123 will do that.

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
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