Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 34445 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2009 06:50:25 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 7 Apr 2009 06:50:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 99237 invoked by uid 500); 7 Apr 2009 06:50:24 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 99151 invoked by uid 500); 7 Apr 2009 06:50:24 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 99141 invoked by uid 99); 7 Apr 2009 06:50:24 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:50:24 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.2 required=10.0 tests=SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [203.39.191.114] (HELO DATATASK.COM.AU) (203.39.191.114) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:50:17 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.54] ([192.168.1.54]) by DATATASK.COM.AU with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:49:47 +1000 Message-ID: <49DAF78B.3060805@michevan.id.au> Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:49:47 +1000 From: Evan McLean User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: user@couchdb.apache.org Subject: Using rsync to backup a couchdb database Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Apr 2009 06:49:47.0737 (UTC) FILETIME=[0ABE2C90:01C9B74D] X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org In one of the recent podcasts, it was mentioned that to backup a couchdb database you can just copy the file. I understand how this works with using cp as the important header blocks are in the start of the file and the rest is append only. It was also stated that you could use rsync and I wasn't so sure. Is it safe to assume that rsync starts at the start of the file and works it's way forward like a regular copy program would? Not that familiar with the inner workings of it. E.