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Number   :  2491
Date     :  2002-07-18
Author   :  Melissa Evans
Subject  :  Re: Copy new, delete present/absent
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@y..., Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> I can't give you the answer without any further details.
> E.g., the number of files that are present in each folders.

We are preparing to switch servers. We are copying files from one 
server to another (pulling from remote server A to local server B), 
but only data files and our own utilities, not system files. At the 
end, server B's data partitions should be identical to those of 
server A. While this is going on, server A is still in use by 
polishing machines and test stations.

> ... if you just
> walk away from the machine and examine the result and
> complain, you won't easily find answer. 

It was a question, not a complaint. And, I am not going to sit in 
front of server B for two or three hours. That IS a complaint.

> In both cases, the "key" is in the source side. Basically
> *ALL* files in the source directory (and their
> subdirectories) are traversed for *ALL* files.
> Say, in both cases, you select exactly the same number
> of files to examine. Still, there could be a huge
> difference when you consider how may files are actually
> examined.

That is my own thought, but others-who-will-not-be-named are 
skeptical. (You should hear the yelling. Er, maybe not.)

> Sorry for this very long answer with no answer :-(

It was worth a shot. Thanks, Kan. m.



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