[Gllug] Verifying rsync copy

[Karanbir Singh]

James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> Read up on how rsync works. It is pretty robust. It does checksums etc.
> I have never had problems with rsync. I sometimes use the checksum
> option, but this takes considerably longer to start up as it has to
> scan all local and remove files.

Actually, you cant call rsync robust unless you are using the -c option, 
  I've had situations where it refuses to move a file over, even though 
their md5's are diff otherwise!

> An option is to create a sha256sum file of all local files, and then
> use that file to run a sha256sum check on the destination files. I use
> this for the backup of my .jpg pictures in case file corruptions
> occurs I can detect it quickly.

What option is this ? I'm running 3.0.0 and dont seem to have this.

- KB
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