Comparison of huge files ineffective?

[Heiko Schlittermann]

Kevin Korb via rsync <rsync at lists.samba.org> (Mi 14 Mär 2018 14:52:55 CET):
> Your observation would be right if you are using --checksum which you
> shouldn't be.  Otherwise, unless you are using --whole-file rsync will
> use its differential algorithm to compare the files.  If you are using
> --progress you will see it step through the file at a faster speed than

Ok, Thank you. I'll try to find the options they're using.

But, anyway, even with --checksum, why can't it run and checksum the
file on both sides in parallel? If I understand your answer, then it
does it in sequence, doesn't it?

-- 
Heiko
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