From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1AQ1Ki-0007zD-00 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:24:08 -0800 Received: from smtp3.att.ne.jp ([165.76.15.139]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AQ1Ki-0003Hb-Fm for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:24:08 -0800 From: Richard Potter Subject: Re: [uml-devel] How to copy COW files to another machine across the network? In-Reply-To: References: <50376.130.217.250.13.1069985464.squirrel@webmail.scms.waikato.ac.nz> Message-Id: <20031129182306.3FFA.SBUML@zar.att.ne.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:24:07 +0900 To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Shao-Lin Joseph Chung wrote: > > As the subject says, I'm trying to copy the COW files across the network. > > But the size of those copies got expanded to the same size of the backing > > file. > > > > Is there a way to keep these COWs small & cute? ;-) > > From rsync(1): > > -S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently > The -S flag when creating a tar file also works nicely. Then when expanding, tar will create a sparse file very quickly, just processing the used bytes. --Richard > Gr{oetje,eeting}s, > > Geert > > -- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel