Tomas Cernaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm desperately looking for a program that synchronizes files on > different computers via ftp (or possibly other methods?), whenever you > call it by hand. > It should work like omirr (but not online...), that is, without > something like a master directory as with rdist(1). It should sync the > files by their time stamps. > > Background: I'm working with my PC at home, but I need the files also at > university to go on with the work. I have access to my directory at > univ. via ftp or telnet.
rsync is exactly what you need. My situation is identical to yours. rsync can use rlogin, or even ssh. I use it to synchronize 20Mb directories, and the updates never take longer than a couple of minutes (provided there are no *major* changes/additions). It only requires that a binary of rsync be installed on both machines, and then it takes care of the synching. It supports deleting redundant files, ignore lists, and a wealth of other features. http://rsync.samba.org/ -- Arcady Genkin http://wgaf.dyndns.org "'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche)
