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Subject: rsync: detect moved files?
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Package: rsync
Version: 2.1.1-1
Severity: wishlist

It would be nice if rsync could detect a moved file.  For example, if
when downloading, there is a new file that matches the information
of an old file now gone (timestamp and/or file size, depending on the
command-line options) then rsync could just do an md5sum to see if
they're the same.  If they are the same, then just move the local file.

                                          Brian
                                  ( bcwhite@pobox.com )

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