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Use Rsync to download files from NCBI server #91

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jason-c-kwan opened this issue Jun 16, 2020 · 1 comment · Fixed by #77
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Use Rsync to download files from NCBI server #91

jason-c-kwan opened this issue Jun 16, 2020 · 1 comment · Fixed by #77
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Rsync uses compression while downloading, and is much faster than regular FTP protocols, so it will save a lot of time using it. The NCBI FTP server supports transfers via rsync, as detailed here:

https://techoverflow.net/2013/12/30/accessing-ncbi-ftp-via-rsync/
@jason-c-kwan jason-c-kwan added the enhancement New feature or request label Jun 16, 2020
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@jason-c-kwan I believe this can be closed due to merge #77

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