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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T07:29:59+00:00 2026-05-26T07:29:59+00:00

Rsync documentation says what it uses delta encoding when appropriate. But I can’t find

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Rsync documentation says what “it uses delta encoding when appropriate”. But I can’t find witch algorithm it uses for delta encoding. I cannot find it from source. Can anyone help me?

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    2026-05-26T07:30:00+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 7:30 am

    Rsync uses a peculiar version of a rolling checksum. Check out a full description for the details.

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