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...g stdin/stdout) - fork/exec: rsync --partial --quiet --fd-in 0 --fd-out 1 :. myfile - return to blocking I/O for stdin/stdout using fcntl (rsync uses non-blocking) - continue on with my protocol And on the server, I do the following: - receive START_RSYNC request from client (my protocol) - send START_RSYNC_REPLY from client (my protocol) - fork/exec: rsync -p --server --sender --quiet . /path/to/file/on/server - return to blocking I/O for stdin/stdout using fcntl (rsync uses non-blocking) - continue on with my protocol I find this extremely useful. Hopefully it's useful enough to others to get added...