rsync - Aug 2012 - Destination file is larger than source file

We are using the standard -av switch. And both filesystems are the same -
UFS.


 /opt/rsync/bin/rsync -av  -e "ssh -l root" --delete
--exclude-from=/var/scripts/exclude
--password-file=/var/scripts/transfer.passwd <username>@<source
host>::<source dir>/ /<destination dir>


Source system

<source host>:<source dir># du -sh *
   1K   nohup.out
  20G   file1.dbf
 3.9G   file2.dbf
 7.6G   file3.dbf
   1K   x1
   1K   x2

Destination system

bash-3.00# du -sh *
   1K   nohup.out
  20G   file1.dbf
  16G   file2.dbf
 7.6G   file3.dbf
   1K   x1
   1K   x2
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On 29.08.2012 10:06, Dariusz Dolecki wrote:
> We are using the standard -av switch. And both filesystems are the same -
> UFS.
> 
> 
>  /opt/rsync/bin/rsync -av  -e "ssh -l root" --delete
> --exclude-from=/var/scripts/exclude
> --password-file=/var/scripts/transfer.passwd <username>@<source
> host>::<source dir>/ /<destination dir>
> 
> 
> Source system
> 
> <source host>:<source dir># du -sh *
>    1K   nohup.out
>   20G   file1.dbf
>  3.9G   file2.dbf
>  7.6G   file3.dbf
>    1K   x1
>    1K   x2
> 
> Destination system
> 
> bash-3.00# du -sh *
>    1K   nohup.out
>   20G   file1.dbf
>   16G   file2.dbf
>  7.6G   file3.dbf
>    1K   x1
>    1K   x2
First guess: It's a sparse file so '--sparse' should be added to the
commandline.





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