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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2015-08-14 13:49:55 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2015-08-14 13:49:55 -0400
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sync: Support --jobs
* sync: Support --jobs * sync --content: Avoid unnecessary second pull from remotes when no file transfers are made.
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-As the subject says. I mostly use `git annex sync --content` to transfer files between repositories, as its easier than running `git annex sync`, a bunch of `git annex copy`s and then a `git annex get` to make sure I have all the files I should have. It would be good if the shortcut could also work in parallel.
+As the subject says. I mostly use `git annex sync --content` to transfer
+files between repositories, as its easier than running `git annex sync`, a
+bunch of `git annex copy`s and then a `git annex get` to make sure I have
+all the files I should have. It would be good if the shortcut could also
+work in parallel.
+
+> It also can be faster to push concurrent. OTOH, concurrent pulls
+> can lead to the same git objects being downloaded redundantly, so best to
+> avoid those I think.
+>
+> I've implemented this. It suffers from the same
+> lack of support for displaying progress when running it parallel as
+> documented on [[parallel_get]]. Other than that wart, this is [[done]].
+> --[[Joey]]