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Any way to sync directory structure when the files are already on both sides?
I have two drives with the same files, but the directory structure is totally different.
Is there any way to 'move' all the files on the destination side so that they match the structure of the ...
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How to use rsync with a remote remote host
I am a happy user of rsync -e ssh and use it to synchronize data between my machine and a remote host using
rsync -avz -e ssh me@hostA:~/folder ~/folder
And this did what I needed until now.
I am ...
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How can I do a “copy if changed” operation?
I would like to copy a set of files from directory A to directory B, with the caveat that if a file in directory A is identical to a file in directory B, that file should not be copied (and thus its ...
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Syncing directories in both directions with rsync
I happen to know about rsyn, and I use rsync to sync between my mac and a linux server as follows.
rsync -r -t -v MAC LINUX
rsync -r -t -v LINUX MAC
I expected to run the first command to sync, but ...
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Is there truth to the philosophy that you should sync; sync; sync; sync?
When I was first introduced to Linux, working at Cisco Systems in 2000, I was taught the merits of the sync command, used to flush buffers to disk to prevent filesystem corruption / data loss. I was ...
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Move files and delete directories with rsync?
Recently I needed to delete a large number of files (over 1 million) and I read that doing:
rsync -av --delete `mktemp -d`/ ~/source && rmdir ~/source
Was one of the most optimized ways to ...
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Why is vlc not syncing audio and video correctly?
max@linux-vwzy:~> vlc --version
VLC media player 1.1.11 The Luggage (revision exported)
VLC version 1.1.11 The Luggage (exported)
Compiled by abuild on messiah (Aug 17 2011 15:23:16)
Compiler: gcc ...
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How to auto-sync with a plugged-in USB mass storage device?
I have (at the moment) three mobile USB mass storage devices (flash drive, phone, e-reader). I'd like to always have the latest versions of all my files with me (such as CV, passport, research papers, ...
