tar+cp/rsync speed

cache_rsync.sh

#!/bin/bash

mkdir -p caching_speed_rsync &&
cd caching_speed_rsync &&

npm init -y &&
npm install --save lodash express jest react &&


mkdir -p /tmp/test-cache/node_modules &&

echo "Copying cache" &&
time rsync -aHA --delete node_modules /tmp/test-cache/node_modules
echo "----------------------" && echo &&

rm -rf node_modules &&

echo "Restoring cache" &&
time rsync -aHA --delete /tmp/test-cache/node_modules node_modules
echo "----------------------" && echo

cache_tar.sh

#!/bin/bash

mkdir -p caching_speed_tar &&
cd caching_speed_tar &&

npm init -y &&
npm install --save lodash express jest react &&

echo "Archiving node_modules" &&
time tar -czf node_modules.tar.gz node_modules &&
echo "----------------------" && echo &&

mkdir -p /tmp/test-cache &&

echo "Copying cache" &&
time cp node_modules.tar.gz /tmp/test-cache &&
echo "----------------------" && echo &&

rm -rf node_modules &&

echo "Restoring cache" &&
time tar -xzf /tmp/test-cache/node_modules.tar.gz
echo "----------------------" && echo

output.txt

#### RSYNC

Copying cache

real	0m4.776s
user	0m0.416s
sys	0m0.800s
----------------------

Restoring cache

real	0m2.033s
user	0m0.400s
sys	0m0.772s
----------------------

#### TAR

Archiving node_modules

real	0m1.971s
user	0m1.612s
sys	0m0.164s
----------------------

Copying cache

real	0m0.060s
user	0m0.000s
sys	0m0.012s
----------------------

Restoring cache

real	0m0.783s
user	0m0.384s
sys	0m0.388s
----------------------