Dear list,
I often copy files from the hard disk to an usb key
using rsync:
rsync -Pr <from> <to>
It works fine, but the -P is fairly useless since most of the
copy is actually made when unmounting the usb keys. In the case
of big files it might means minutes of working.
So I usually put along the command a && sync, so I am fairly sure
that the unmounting will be quick. It works, but it also make
the -P option useless.
Is there an option of rsync to force a sync call after each file
copy? unfortunately I cannot simply use the flush or sync mount
option since I am not using fat.
If the option is not there it would be possible to add it? If
needed I am a C programmer, so if pointed in the right part of
the code I can probably do a pull request.
Your faithfully,
Paolo