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[Kenneth Loafman <kenneth@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry, I just don't see a good use case for this that is not already
done by other tools (rsync, etc.).

...Ken



On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 5:09 AM, <edgar.soldin@xxxxxx> wrote:

> ken, Mike,
>
> Any comments on the general copy/sync concept outlined below?
>
> ..ede
>
> On 17.06.2014 12:00, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> > How about using the wrapper that Mike did for things like par for this?
> >
> > As for the write command you mentioned, all backends need to be that
> way.  We could put a file in the cache that had the current upload state of
> all files.  We need to think about this some.  I'd like to see more async
> capabilities, but we seem to have users that run their systems at 99% disk
> capacity all the time.  Can't async if you don't have the room.
> >
> > As for restarting, it's in class Restart in bin/duplicity.  We look at
> the manifest and go from there.  I'd have to do a deep dive to figure it
> all out again.
> >
> > ...Ken
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:08 PM, <edgar.soldin@xxxxxx <mailto:
> edgar.soldin@xxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     hi Ken,
> >
> >     just thinking again about my idea to implement a
> >      duplicity copy <srcurl> <trgurl>
> >     and eventually a
> >      duplicity sync <srcurl> <trgurl>
> >
> >     these actions would be useful to horcrux (distribute) backup or even
> other data between backends.
> >
> >     in order to successfully mirror/copy a repository i wonder how to
> best implement a save write command that ensures that the file landed on
> the backend. as we do not have a generic remote rename command, uploading a
> part file and renaming it after successful finish is out of question.
> >     a journaled approach, placing a trigger file that signals a file is
> about to be uploaded, upload it and delete the trigger file afterwards
> seems a probably solution.
> >
> >     here's the question:
> >     how does the restarting you implemented know that there is an
> unfinished chain on the backend and at which volume it does have to resume?
> >
> >     thx.. ede
> >
> >
>
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