Can rsync be run over a pipe like tar does? For example, I can use tar like
this:
tar cf - files | ssh host '(cd /dir; tar xf -)'
I want to transfer a bunch of files using rsync (over SSH) every few seconds,
but the overhead of
setting up/tearing down the SSH connection is killing me. So, what I want to do
is setup a
persistent SSH connection as a pipe (or maybe a named pipe) that I can use to
rsync to and have a
receiving rsync on the target host. I notice that when I run rsync to a remote
host, it starts up a
process that looks like:
rsync --server -vlogDtprz --delete . /dir
What command do I run on the sending side to talk to this rsync process on the
remote box? The
--server option is not listed in the rsync man page.
In other words:
<magic command> | rsync --server -vlogDtprz --delete . /dir
What is the magic command on the left hand side?
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Regards,
Seann Herdejurgen