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diff --git a/doc/forum/batch_check_on_remote_when_using_copy.mdwn b/doc/forum/batch_check_on_remote_when_using_copy.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0f20ab645 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/batch_check_on_remote_when_using_copy.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +When I copy my local repository with SHA* to a remote repo with SHA*, every single file is checked by itself which seems rather inefficient. When my remote is accessed via ssh, git-annex opens a new connections for every check. If you are not using a ssh key or key agent, this gets tedious... + +For all locked files, either git's built-in mechanisms should be used or, if that's not possible, a few hundred checksums (assuming SHA* backend) should be transfered at once and then checked locally before deciding that to transfer. + +Once all checks are done, one single transfer session should be started. Creating new sessions and waiting for TCP's slowstart to get going is a lot less than efficient. + + +-- RichiH |