Show HN: Fast_copy new release with new features
Fast_copy has released a new version of its high-speed file copying tool, which includes several advanced features. The tool is designed for efficient file transfers across various platforms, utilizing techniques like deduplication and SSH streaming. Its capabilities include automatic filesystem detection and pre-flight space checks to enhance performance and reliability.
- ▪Fast_copy is a cross-platform command-line tool for high-speed file copying.
- ▪It features content-aware deduplication, which copies unique files once and hard-links duplicates.
- ▪The tool supports SSH remote transfers and chunked streaming for efficient data handling.
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fast-copy — High-Speed File Copier with Deduplication & SSH Streaming A fast, cross-platform command-line tool for copying files and directories at maximum sequential disk speed. Designed for USB drives, external HDDs, NAS backups, and large SSH transfers. Key capabilities: Reflink-based copy on btrfs / XFS / APFS / ReFS — metadata-only CoW clones (FICLONE on Linux, clonefile(2) on macOS) make a 10 GB copy on the same volume complete in milliseconds Reads files in physical disk order (eliminates random seeks on HDDs) Content-aware deduplication — copies each unique file once, hard-links or reflinks duplicates Automatic filesystem detection — detects reflink/hardlink/symlink/none capability on the destination and picks the safest dedup strategy Honest dedup accounting — on link-incapable…
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