16 DESCRIPTION
17 The filesync utility synchronizes files between multiple computer
18 systems, typically a server and a portable computer. filesync
19 synchronizes ordinary, directory or special files. Although intended
20 for use on nomadic systems, filesync is useful for backup and file
21 replication on more permanently connected systems.
22
23
24 If files are synchronized between systems, the corresponding files on
25 each of the systems are identical. Changing a file on one or both of
26 the systems causes the files to become different (not synchronized). In
27 order to make the files identical again, the differences between the
28 files must be reconciled. See Reconciling and Synchronizing Files for
29 specific details about how filesync reconciles and synchronizes files.
30
31
32 There are two forms of the filesync command. The first form of filesync
33 is invoked without file arguments. This form of filesync reconciles
34 differences between the files and systems specified in the
35 $HOME/.packingrules file. $HOME/.packingrules is a packing rules list
36 for filesync and cachefspack, and contains a list of files to be kept
37 synchronized. See packingrules(4) and cachefspack(1M).
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39
40 The second form of filesync copies specific files from a directory on
41 the source system to a directory on the destination system. In
42 addition, this form of filesync adds the file or files specified as
43 arguments (filename) to $HOME/.packingrules. See -s and -d for
44 information about specifying directories on source and destination
45 systems. See OPERANDS for details about specifying file (filename)
46 arguments.
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48
49 Multiple filesync commands are cumulative (that is, the specified files
50 are added to the already existing packing rules file list). See
51 Multiple filesync Commands.
52
53 Reconciling and Synchronizing Files
54 filesync synchronizes files between computer systems by performing the
55 following two tasks:
56
57 1. filesync examines the directories and files specified in the
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498 64
499 Unable to access either or both of the specified src or dst
500 directories.
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503 128
504 Miscellaneous other failures.
505
506
507 FILES
508 $HOME/.packingrules
509 list of files to be kept synchronized
510
511
512 $HOME/.filesync-base
513 baseline summary file
514
515
516 SEE ALSO
517 cachefspack(1M), packingrules(4), attributes(5)
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521 November 6, 2000 FILESYNC(1)
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16 DESCRIPTION
17 The filesync utility synchronizes files between multiple computer
18 systems, typically a server and a portable computer. filesync
19 synchronizes ordinary, directory or special files. Although intended
20 for use on nomadic systems, filesync is useful for backup and file
21 replication on more permanently connected systems.
22
23
24 If files are synchronized between systems, the corresponding files on
25 each of the systems are identical. Changing a file on one or both of
26 the systems causes the files to become different (not synchronized). In
27 order to make the files identical again, the differences between the
28 files must be reconciled. See Reconciling and Synchronizing Files for
29 specific details about how filesync reconciles and synchronizes files.
30
31
32 There are two forms of the filesync command. The first form of filesync
33 is invoked without file arguments. This form of filesync reconciles
34 differences between the files and systems specified in the
35 $HOME/.packingrules file. $HOME/.packingrules is a packing rules list
36 for filesync and contains a list of files to be kept synchronized. See
37 packingrules(4).
38
39
40 The second form of filesync copies specific files from a directory on
41 the source system to a directory on the destination system. In
42 addition, this form of filesync adds the file or files specified as
43 arguments (filename) to $HOME/.packingrules. See -s and -d for
44 information about specifying directories on source and destination
45 systems. See OPERANDS for details about specifying file (filename)
46 arguments.
47
48
49 Multiple filesync commands are cumulative (that is, the specified files
50 are added to the already existing packing rules file list). See
51 Multiple filesync Commands.
52
53 Reconciling and Synchronizing Files
54 filesync synchronizes files between computer systems by performing the
55 following two tasks:
56
57 1. filesync examines the directories and files specified in the
497
498 64
499 Unable to access either or both of the specified src or dst
500 directories.
501
502
503 128
504 Miscellaneous other failures.
505
506
507 FILES
508 $HOME/.packingrules
509 list of files to be kept synchronized
510
511
512 $HOME/.filesync-base
513 baseline summary file
514
515
516 SEE ALSO
517 packingrules(4), attributes(5)
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521 September 8, 2015 FILESYNC(1)
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