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== Fast Copy |
== Fast Copy== |
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=== Using Netcat === |
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When copying a directory that contains a lot of small files (like 1000+ files <1kB), it is faster to actually generate a tarball of the directory and have it unpacked on the fly on the destination server [http://www.4bcj.com/post/2008/01/Fast-File-Copy---Linux!.aspx]: |
When copying a directory that contains a lot of small files (like 1000+ files <1kB), it is faster to actually generate a tarball of the directory and have it unpacked on the fly on the destination server [http://www.4bcj.com/post/2008/01/Fast-File-Copy---Linux!.aspx]: |
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Source$ tar -cz /source/dir | nc Target_Box 2342 |
Source$ tar -cz /source/dir | nc Target_Box 2342 |
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=== Other === |
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See [http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Fast_Copy here] |
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Revision as of 21:24, 2 March 2010
Disable Auto-Mount
You can temporarily disable automount by doing as root [1]:
$ rcdbus stop
Fast Copy
Using Netcat
When copying a directory that contains a lot of small files (like 1000+ files <1kB), it is faster to actually generate a tarball of the directory and have it unpacked on the fly on the destination server [2]:
Destination$ nc -l -p 2342 | tar -C /target/dir -xzf -
Source$ tar -cz /source/dir | nc Target_Box 2342
Other
See here