you took all my puns away ...
I haven't any more; but ne'er fear,
the punster will re-appear ;-)
And, by the way, I really haven't learned what rsync is - I guess I
could 'search' and learn ;-)
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Felmon Davis <dav...@union.edu> wrote:
On Tue, 4 Dec 2012, anne-ology wrote:
>
> rsync ???
>>
>> I think i are sinking fast ...
>>
>> sink vb sinks, sinking, sank ; sunk, sunken
>>
>
> you are probably just joshing around but 'sync' has nothing to do with
> 'sink'; one is germanic, the other is greek.
>
> 'syn'+'chronos' as in 'synchronize'.
>
> sometimes the spelling of words, like the syntax of directory paths,
> matters.
>
> (and 'syntax' has nothing to do with 'sin' or 'taxes'!)
>
> 'rsync' is a great utility; I assume it's available for Windows but I
> don't know but there's certainly equivalent stuff.
>
> Felmon Davis
>
> Advice is a dangerous gift; be cautious about giving and receiving it.
>
>
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