Re: Syncing 2 homes
On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 14:08, Paolo Redaelli wrote:
> I'm currently working extensively on my laptop and desktop Debian
> machines. What's the smartest/better tool to keep in sync my homes?
> I currently use nfs to keep them in touch, but I cannot always use it
> becuase I often roam with the laptop.
> I've found:
> unison - A file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows
> But I was considering also rsync. Which is the better Debian tool for
> this need?
rsync is a good tool but it is one-way only.
Unison uses the rsync protocol (fast updates) and does true
bi-directional syncing. I use it for syncing my laptop to my desktop
machine and it handles everything very well. I recommend you also
install unison-gtk as the text-mode client is not very friendly.
Ross
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