Scott Silva wrote: > on 4-15-2009 1:49 PM Les Mikesell spake the following: >> MHR wrote: >>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote: >>>> I recently noticed that an "rsync -av" to a full disk keeps sending >>>> files even after the target is out of space. Has it always done that? >>>> I suppose it is reasonable to keep trying in case it subsequently >>>> crosses a mount point or space becomes available but I expected it to >>>> quit on that sort of error. >>>> >>> IIRC, rsync does not stop because the files may be of different sizes, >>> and some may fit where others won't as it goes along. It doesn't sort >>> by file size and copy that way, and that might not be the best method >>> anyway.... >>> >> It is just kind of annoying that an "rsync -av ..." with a large tree of >> files goes on and on still listing each filename with no indication that >> all of them are failing because there is no space at all on the target. >> > It should show you the fails when it completes. Yes, but I would have preferred to fix it instead of waiting hours while it went through the motions of copying nowhere. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com