What is rsync?

slacker76 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 04:34 PM

I checked my battery usage with Spare Parts. It says something called rsync is using the most power. What is this and is it normal?

dancrosoft · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by slacker76

I checked my battery usage with Spare Parts. It says something called rsync is using the most power. What is this and is it normal?

Not sure what its doing but rsync is a program in linux that is used to sync files from place to place. Similar to robocopy.

http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/rsync/