using rsync instead of pull from remote, for speed?

[Georg]

Hi,

I tried some methods for cloning a repository from a remote (on the LAN)
host to my laptop.
Pull via ssh: took about 5 minutes, pull via NFS took 2:30, and rsync took
36 seconds.  You imagine what I'd prefer :-)

Question: If I simply rsync a repository instead of using clone, can I then
still use push/pull for transfering deltas between
my local clone and the upstream original?  Is there any magic that clone
does, in addition to just copying it all over?

I know it'll use hard links if on the local file system, and it'll
initialize the default-pull, and update to tip.
But that's not a problem, I can easily do that manually after the rsync.

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Regards,
Georg.
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