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author | Ryo Nakamura <upa@haeena.net> | 2024-02-20 20:29:55 +0900 |
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committer | Ryo Nakamura <upa@haeena.net> | 2024-02-20 20:43:57 +0900 |
commit | dfdad6bca5f575b651e23370e51d2b8e648e16e8 (patch) | |
tree | 2ac41379e56bce28881991da4f30c13625297bcf /doc/mscp.rst | |
parent | fc0ced1828f6da5e6664223c660b47f295e459e2 (diff) |
update doc for checkpoint
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diff --git a/doc/mscp.rst b/doc/mscp.rst index 99dabfd..cb40961 100644 --- a/doc/mscp.rst +++ b/doc/mscp.rst @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ MSCP ==== -:Date: v0.1.4-20-g19c73af +:Date: v0.1.4-24-g426c3d6 NAME ==== @@ -73,22 +73,25 @@ OPTIONS **-W CHECKPOINT** Specifies a checkpoint file to save the state of a failed transfer. When transferring fails due to, for example, connection disruption or - user interrupt, **mscp** writes the information about remaining files - and chunks to the specified checkpoint file. **-W** option with + user interrupt, **mscp** writes the information about the remaining + files and chunks to the specified checkpoint file. **-W** option with **-D** (dry-run mode) only writes a checkpoint file and exits. **-R CHECKPOINT** - Specifies a checkpoint file to resume a transfer. When this option - with a checkpoint file is passed, **mscp** loads a remote host, copy - direction, and files and their chunks to be transferred from the - checkpoint file. Namely, **mscp** can resume a past failed transfer - from the checkpoint. Resumeing with a checkpoint does not require - *source ... target* arguments. Other options for establishing SSH - connections, for example, login_name, port number, config file, - should be specified as with the failed run. In addition, checkpoint - files contain files as relative paths. Thus, you must run **mscp** in - the same working directory as the failed run. You can see contents of - a checkpoint file with **mscp** *-vvv -D -R CHECKOPOINT* command. + Specifies a checkpoint file to resume a transfer. When a checkpoint + file is passed, **mscp** reads the checkpoint to load a remote host, + copy direction, and files and their chunks to be transferred. Namely, + **mscp** can resume a past failed transfer from the checkpoint. + Resumeing with a checkpoint does not require *source ... target* + arguments. Other SSH connection options, such as port number and + config file, should be specified as with the failed run. In addition, + checkpoint files have file paths as relative paths. Thus, you must + run **mscp** in the same working directory as the failed run. You can + see the contents of a checkpoint file with the **mscp -vv -D -R + CHECKOPOINT** command (Dry-run mode). Note that the checkpoint file + is not automatically removed after the resumed transfer ends + successfully. Users should check the return value of **mscp** and + remove the checkpoint if it returns 0. **-s MIN_CHUNK_SIZE** Specifies the minimum chunk size. **mscp** divides a file into chunks @@ -224,17 +227,17 @@ Save a checkpoint if transfer fails: :: - $ mscp -W checkpoint srcdir 10.0.0.1:dst/ + $ mscp -W mscp.checkpoint many-large-files 10.0.0.1:dst/ -Check remaining files and chunkes, and resume a failed transfer: +Check the remaining files and chunkes, and resume the failed transfer: :: - # dump a checkpoint and exit (dry-run mode) - $ mscp -vvv -D -R checkpoint + # Dump the content of a checkpoint and exit (dry-run mode) + $ mscp -vv -D -R mscp.checkpoint # resume transferring from the checkpoint - $ mscp -R checkpoint + $ mscp -R mscp.checkpoint In a long fat network, following options might improve performance: |