rsync and MyISAM tables
问题 I'm trying to use rsync to backup MySQL data. The tables use the MyISAM storage engine. My expectation was that after the first rsync, subsequent rsyncs would be very fast. It turns out, if the table data was changed at all, the operation slows way down. I did an experiment with a 989 MB MYD file containing real data: Test 1 - recopying unmodified data rsync -a orig.MYD copy.MYD takes a while as expected rsync -a orig.MYD copy.MYD instantaneous - speedup is in the millions Test 2 - recopying