rsync - Jul 2006 - How can rsync detect renamed files ? If it is possible.

Hi,

I read that rsync can find files that we renamed.

So, I would like to know how it can do that, if it's really possible ?

I think there is a link with the file-list but I don't understand how it can
detect that a file named 'test' is the same than the file renamed
'test_bis' for example.

I didn't test it so I don't know if my question is correct.

Micka?l Grignon.
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On 7/11/06, Grignon Micka?l <mgrignon@assonance.fr>
wrote:
> I read that rsync can find files that we renamed.
>
> So, I would like to know how it can do that, if it's really possible ?
The detect-renamed feature of rsync is provided in an experimental
patch.  To use it, get the rsync source, apply
patches/detect-renamed.diff, and compile rsync.  I have never tried
it, so I don't know how well it works.

Matt