Re: rsync experiences
On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, J.A. Bezemer wrote:
>
> Playing around a bit with rsync...
>
> 1. rsync as shipped with slink (version 2.1.1 protocol version 19) does
> NOT understand "rsync://hostname". You HAVE to use "hostname::dir1/dir2"
>
> 2. "rsync hostname::" gives `root' directory listing
> "rsync --dry-run hostname::dir1/\*" gives something like a directory
> listing for subdirs
>
The way I run rsync for slink. I use lftp for potato. I hope it is
helpful.
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#! /bin/sh
#
# -avI forces a check on every file
#
echo""
echo main, contrib, non-free, non-US with delete
#
rsync \
--exclude *nomsdos* \
--exclude slink-proposed-updates/ \
--exclude proposed-updates \
--exclude Contents-alpha.gz \
--exclude Contents-arm.gz \
--exclude Contents-hurd-i386.gz \
--exclude Contents-powerpc.gz \
--exclude Contents-sparc.gz \
--exclude Contents-m68k.gz \
--exclude Packages-Master-alpha.gz \
--exclude Packages-Master-arm.gz \
--exclude Packages-Master-hurd-i386.gz \
--exclude Packages-Master-powerpc.gz \
--exclude Packages-Master-sparc.gz \
--exclude Packages-Master-m68k.gz \
--exclude UploadQueue \
--exclude dsync.list \
--exclude binary-alpha/ \
--exclude binary-arm/ \
--exclude binary-hurd-i386/ \
--exclude binary-powerpc/ \
--exclude binary-sparc/ \
--exclude binary-m68k/ \
--exclude disks-alpha/ \
--exclude disks-arm/ \
--exclude disks-hurd-i386/ \
--exclude disks-powerpc/ \
--exclude disks-sparc/ \
--exclude disks-m68k/ \
--exclude Incoming/ \
--exclude sid/ \
--exclude potato/ \
-av --progress --delete \
www.uk.debian.org::debian/ /b1/mirror/debian
#
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> 3. We have really much debian-cd rsync mirrors, and they are all perfectly up
> to date. NO. I tried to get the MD5SUMS files for i386:
You found more sites than I did.
> rsync www.uk.debian.org::debian-cd/2.1_r2/i386/MD5SUMS
> 445e235ae6ff9c6bc14e264afe0f7e96 binary-i386-1.iso
>
> rsync sunsite.org.uk::public/packages/debian-cd/2.1_r2/i386/MD5SUMS
> 30a020188618a03012653f02e4bcf859 binary-i386-1.iso
>
> ftp.linux.org.au seems to deny access to non-Australians
They don't even let in New Zealanders. Typical Aussies.
***cut.
>
> Soooo... if you want people to use rsync, it would be very nice if
> 1. cdimage.d.o was correct, in every aspect
> 2. there were more up-to-date rsync mirrors
>
> It seems that no one is actively doing anything about the current situation.
> Fine with me. Some plugs are ready to be pulled out. Permanently...?
Phil.
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Philip Charles; 39a Paterson St., Abbotsford, New Zealand; +64 3 4882818
I sell GNU/Linux CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
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