Download Speed with Kubuntu Karmic 64bit

[Robert Collard]

Dear Mr. Collard,

>This is above my experience level, however, it is a >fascinating entry.  If I 
>wanted to move a movie file from where it is to my >backup partition, would this 
>be an appropriate command, using the rsync command you >provided and the 
>followiing wording:
>
>steven at Yeshua:~# rsync --address=/svpersonal/steven/>Movies/Artistic 
>Movies/Gran Torino /backup --bwlimit=MBPS -h --human->readable

>"/svpersonal" is the mount point, the balance of which >is the location of a 
>movie file I would like to backup.  Previously I had a >progress bar that 
>provided what I want in MBPS, so I used MBPS instead >of KBPS line in the rsync 
>command instruction.  /backup is the mount point of my >backup folder and is on 
>a separate HDD.  I included the human readable >instruction because I would 
>like to be able to read and understand what results.
>
>I am confident my inexperience is showing, however if >I got lucky, do you think 
>it might indicate the megabyte per second rate of >transfer?
>
>I used root, because it takes root privilege to enter />backup.  I choose not 
>to experiment by trying it without help; it looks like >I could perhaps give my 
>computer a migraine or an ulcer, especially in root.
Set up two windows, one with File to be moved and other with distination.  Create Command line without initializing it (Make it up in a text editor and copy/paste is the easiest way.)  Drag and drop the file and then start the command line.  Either you will get an error message telling what is missing or needed, or you will get the results you want.  Sounds kind of iffy but I see no bad commands in there that is going to wipe out your HD..

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Robert Collard <bobcollard at sbcglobal.net>