Re: Add -c to rsync commands on SR tutorial wiki page

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Add -c to rsync commands on SR tutorial wiki page
Date: 2016-08-22 20:55:54
Message-ID: CA+TgmoaNz+ui-BqTXE6THs=qFjsLdErw1fZK8vcu1hNvhzt=RQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com> wrote:
> I don't think it's any great leap for someone to think they can use those
> commands incrementally. It's certainly one of the first things you think of
> when using rsync. AFAIK there's no downside at all to using -c when it is a
> brand new copy, so I'm thinking we should just put it in there, especially
> considering what the potential downside is.

I think that's right.

The suggestion that people might use some backup tool is a good one,
but that's not a reason not to add -c here.

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Robert Haas
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The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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