Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Mar 25), Louis LeBlanc said: That sounds right, but what if the file last changed on the remote machine? Will rsync copy the newer remote copy to the local machine when necessary and copy the newer local copy to the remote machine when necessary? This is the problem,

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Mar 25), John Straiton said: The only drawback is rsync will never delete files; you have to manually remove them from both machines manually. It wouldn't be near as neat a utility if that were true (unless I misunderstood your statement). You might have. For

[OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Louis LeBlanc
Hey all. Sorry for the OT question, but here goes. I have several documents that I modify on two different machines. Of course, before I start work on one machine, I have to remember where I last modified it, and if necessary, copy it over. I'd like to automate this process. I know rdist is

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Doug Hardie
On Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003, at 08:01 US/Pacific, Louis LeBlanc wrote: Hey all. Sorry for the OT question, but here goes. Anyone know of a tool or method that can check the last modification date of two files under these conditions and keep them in sync? I've never tried this, but you might give

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2003-03-25 11:01, Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all. Sorry for the OT question, but here goes. I have several documents that I modify on two different machines. Of course, before I start work on one machine, I have to remember where I last modified it, and if necessary, copy

RE: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Yonatan Bokovza
-Original Message- From: Doug Hardie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 18:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines On Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003, at 08:01 US/Pacific, Louis LeBlanc wrote: Hey all. Sorry

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Adam Maas
- Original Message - From: Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeBSD Questions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:01 AM Subject: [OT] file synchronization between two machines Hey all. Sorry for the OT question, but here goes. --SNIP-- Anyone know of a tool

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Louis LeBlanc
On 03/25/03 06:40 PM, Yonatan Bokovza sat at the `puter and typed: On Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003, at 08:01 US/Pacific, Louis LeBlanc wrote: Hey all. Sorry for the OT question, but here goes. Anyone know of a tool or method that can check the last modification date of two files under

RE: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Yonatan Bokovza
-Original Message- From: Louis LeBlanc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 18:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines On 03/25/03 06:40 PM, Yonatan Bokovza sat at the `puter and typed: On Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003

RE: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread John Straiton
The only drawback is rsync will never delete files; you have to manually remove them from both machines manually. It wouldn't be near as neat a utility if that were true. From the man page for rsync: --deletedelete files that don't exist on the sending side

RE: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread John Straiton
The only drawback is rsync will never delete files; you have to manually remove them from both machines manually. It wouldn't be near as neat a utility if that were true (unless I misunderstood your statement). From the man page for rsync: --deletedelete files

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Oliver Braun
* Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003-03-25 11:01 -0500]: Anyone know of a tool or method that can check the last modification date of two files under these conditions and keep them in sync? Try unison[1][2]. I love it. Regards, Olli 1. http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ 2.

Re: [OT] file synchronization between two machines

2003-03-25 Thread Louis LeBlanc
On 03/25/03 12:23 PM, John Straiton sat at the `puter and typed: The only drawback is rsync will never delete files; you have to manually remove them from both machines manually. It wouldn't be near as neat a utility if that were true (unless I misunderstood your statement). From the