My guess is this is the size (in bytes) of the file sent first used to
check ownership, mode, permissions, *size* and modtime for
syncronization. Rsync uses this information to decide whether or not to
update/upload a file or directory.
Just a guess though! I couldn't find any documentation on this myself.
--Gian
>
> Hi!
>
> I have a very short and simple question:
> When using the --stats option in rsync, see result below, what does
> the term: "File list size: 46" mean?
> As "Number of files" is 1, I am sure it does not reflect number
of
> files copied. But what is its significance?
>
> Number of files: 1
> Number of files transferred: 1
> Total file size: 51380224 bytes
> Total transferred file size: 51380224 bytes
> Literal data: 3556096 bytes
> Matched data: 47824128 bytes
> File list size: 46
>
>
> I am sorry if this has been asked before.
> I have been trying to search samba.org for the answer, but not found
> anything.
>
> Thanks for your feedback!
>
> Best regards,
> Richard Taubo
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