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msg00219
2003 Feb 20
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rsync vs. rcp
I got used to rsync's -v --progress option so much that I used it
instead of rcp even to simply copy files across the network. I dont
like software that doesnt talk to me! :-) I like the percentage bar
that --progress gives!
To my surprise, I found that, when dealing with 1GB+ files, rsync is
4-5 _times_ slower than rcp.
Yes, I know that rsync is optimized for sending deltas to a file