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rsync: support chunking

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Chunking does not speed up rsync at all, so it's only useful for
interop with the directory special remote.
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git-annex (5.20140718) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium git-annex (5.20140718) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
* New chunk= option to chunk files stored in special remotes. * New chunk= option to chunk files stored in special remotes.
Currently supported by: directory, S3, and all external and hook Currently supported by: directory, S3, rsync, and all external
special remotes. and hook special remotes.
* Partially transferred files are automatically resumed when using * Partially transferred files are automatically resumed when using
chunked remotes! chunked remotes!
* The old chunksize= option is deprecated. Do not use for new remotes. * The old chunksize= option is deprecated. Do not use for new remotes.
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* Dropping an object from a bup special remote now deletes the git branch * Dropping an object from a bup special remote now deletes the git branch
for the object, although of course the object's content cannot be deleted for the object, although of course the object's content cannot be deleted
due to the nature of bup. due to the nature of bup.
*
-- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:41:26 -0400 -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:41:26 -0400

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These parameters can be passed to `git annex initremote` to configure rsync: These parameters can be passed to `git annex initremote` to configure rsync:
* `rsyncurl` - Required. This is the url or `hostname:/directory` to
pass to rsync to tell it where to store content.
* `encryption` - One of "none", "hybrid", "shared", or "pubkey". * `encryption` - One of "none", "hybrid", "shared", or "pubkey".
See [[encryption]]. See [[encryption]].
* `keyid` - Specifies the gpg key to use for [[encryption]]. * `keyid` - Specifies the gpg key to use for [[encryption]].
* `rsyncurl` - Required. This is the url or `hostname:/directory` to
pass to rsync to tell it where to store content.
* `shellescape` - Optional. Set to "no" to avoid shell escaping normally * `shellescape` - Optional. Set to "no" to avoid shell escaping normally
done when using rsync over ssh. That escaping is needed with typical done when using rsync over ssh. That escaping is needed with typical
setups, but not with some hosting providers that do not expose rsynced setups, but not with some hosting providers that do not expose rsynced
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quote (`'`) character. If that happens, you can run enableremote quote (`'`) character. If that happens, you can run enableremote
setting shellescape=no. setting shellescape=no.
* `chunk` - Enables [[chunking]] when storing large files.
This is typically not a win for rsync, so no need to enable it.
But, it makes this interoperate with the [[directory]] special remote.
The `annex-rsync-options` git configuration setting can be used to pass The `annex-rsync-options` git configuration setting can be used to pass
parameters to rsync. parameters to rsync.