Re: rsync and compression question

[Matti Pulkkinen]

to, 2021-06-10 kello 14:52 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users kirjoitti:
> Now the fun part: I would like the files on the
> backup flash drive to be compressed.  Do I lose
> my file comparison feature?
>
> Can I do this?

I don't think rsync can peer into compressed archives for file
comparison, and a quick search in the manual didn't yield anything for
such a purpose with the search terms that I came up with. One other
option would be to put btrfs on the flash drive, and then enable
compression on the filesystem.