[Bug 11067] New: add --min-depth and --max-depth options

[Joe]

Maybe a bit off topic. (I don't deal with any data even remotely that
large.)

How would you use these new options - just as a way to break large tasks
into smaller "batches"?
If rsync "stops in the middle", then the target would be in a sort of
limbo where it might not be fully usable.

Joe

On 01/22/2015 09:38 AM, samba-bugs at samba.org wrote:
> https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11067
>
>             Bug ID: 11067
>            Summary: add --min-depth and --max-depth options
>            Product: rsync
>            Version: 3.1.1
>           Hardware: All
>                 OS: All
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: enhancement
>           Priority: P5
>          Component: core
>           Assignee: wayned at samba.org
>           Reporter: chip at innovates.com
>         QA Contact: rsync-qa at samba.org
>
> As file systems are getting bigger and bigger, into the multiple petabyte scale
> rsync is not scaling well, but is still the tool of choice when migrating
> filesystems from one storage vender to another.
>
> Adding --min-depth and --max-depth options to control what directory depth
> rsync will operate on would allow better targeted rsync processes.
>