rsync progress

[sktsee]

On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:26:59 +0200, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

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>> I think it requires at least rsync 3.10 version.
>>
>>
> Yes, that's what I heard too, I think. And I am with 3.0.9, so I don't
> have that feature. I mentioned that earlier, and that I will probably
> use it when I have it, instead of what I'm trying to do now.
> Do anyone know which version of rsync comes with the latest Ubuntu? I
> only use LTS versions, so I won't upgrade until spring 2014.
> Or maybe I should switch to a distribution that practice rolling
> releases.
> 
As Colin mentioned the newer 3.1.0 version will very likely be in 14.04, 
and possibly backported to previous releases. But rather than switching 
releases, why not just compile and install the updated version to /usr/
local? Rsync's build dependencies are few so it's a relatively simple 
undertaking.

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