Re: [tlug] moving files remotely

[Jack Morgan <yojack@example.com>]

On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 10:12:10AM +0900, Matt Doughty wrote:
> On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 09:55:23AM +0000, Jack Morgan wrote:
> > I was wondering which is the best way to copy files from one host
> > to the other. For low volume transfers, e.g. just a few files, scp
> > seems the best choice.
> 
> You would be correct.
> 
> > 
> > How about a situation were you are building a web site, which you
> > set up locally, then upload once your finished. The web site is large
> > and you want to update files daily. In this case, would something like
> > rsync in better? 
> 
> Much better. This is exactly what rsync accels at.  I haven't been able
> to come up with a security scheme I am particularly happy with when 
> implementing rsync.  Haven't looked very hard either though.

I was looking at the man page this morning, it says "can be used with ssh"
Though it must slow things down a bit.

Thanks for the confirmation. 

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jack_morgan