software to synchronize laptop with server or desktop?

cl · External Since: Dec 29, 2006 Posts: 4

Hi,
using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize daily
these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to owerwrite an
newer file or directory with an older one.

Is there any software unter Linux avaliable or perhaps a shell-script to
automatize this task?
SUSE-Linux 10.2, KDE

Thank you for help!

Christian Lee, MD
9410 Heiden
Switzerland

A. Melinte · External Since: Aug 10, 2005 Posts: 13

"cl" <christian.lee.RemoveThis@lee-heiden.ch> wrote in message
news:45955971$0$3867$5402220f@news.sunrise.ch...
> Hi,
> using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize
daily
> these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to owerwrite an
> newer file or directory with an older one.
>
> Is there any software unter Linux avaliable or perhaps a shell-script to
> automatize this task?
> SUSE-Linux 10.2, KDE

Try rsync.

Regards
a.

Barry Samuels · External Since: May 16, 2006 Posts: 12

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:22:14 +0100, cl wrote:

> Hi,
> using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize daily
> these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to owerwrite an
> newer file or directory with an older one.
>
> Is there any software unter Linux avaliable or perhaps a shell-script to
> automatize this task?
> SUSE-Linux 10.2, KDE

Have a look at Unison.

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

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Barry Samuels
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Michal Jaegermann · External Since: Jun 06, 2004 Posts: 62

cl <christian.lee.TakeThisOut@lee-heiden.ch> wrote:
> Hi,
> using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize daily
> these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to owerwrite an
> newer file or directory with an older one.
>
> Is there any software unter Linux avaliable

'man rsync', option '--update' and all other explanations and
examples there.

> or perhaps a shell-script to
> automatize this task?

Or use 'cpio'; it does not overwrite newer files by older versions
unless '--unconditional' option is used. Use ssh when writing
on remote instead of rsh and ~/.rhosts. If 'List' is something
which produces a list of files to sync, terminating each name with
'\0', something in this style should do

List | cpio -oac0 | ssh owner@remote "(cd $target && cpio -imd)"

but other variations are also possible.

Michal

cl · External Since: Dec 29, 2006 Posts: 4

Michal Jaegermann wrote:

> cl <christian.lee DeleteThis @lee-heiden.ch> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize
>> daily these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to
>> owerwrite an newer file or directory with an older one.
>>
>> Is there any software unter Linux avaliable
>
> 'man rsync', option '--update' and all other explanations and
> examples there.
>
>> or perhaps a shell-script to
>> automatize this task?
>
> Or use 'cpio'; it does not overwrite newer files by older versions
> unless '--unconditional' option is used. Use ssh when writing
> on remote instead of rsh and ~/.rhosts. If 'List' is something
> which produces a list of files to sync, terminating each name with
> '\0', something in this style should do
>
> List | cpio -oac0 | ssh owner@remote "(cd $target && cpio -imd)"
>
> but other variations are also possible.
>
> Michal

Thanks all for help! I'll find what I am looking for.

Christian Lee

Unruh · External Since: May 27, 2005 Posts: 2213

cl <christian.lee RemoveThis @lee-heiden.ch> writes:

>Hi,
>using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize daily
>these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to owerwrite an
>newer file or directory with an older one.

>Is there any software unter Linux avaliable or perhaps a shell-script to
>automatize this task?
>SUSE-Linux 10.2, KDE

>Thank you for help!

>Christian Lee, MD
>9410 Heiden
>Switzerland

rsync?

Philipp Pagel · External Since: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 23

Unruh <unruh-spam DeleteThis @physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
> >using my mobile laptop and working at my office, I have to synchronize daily
> >these two computers. And it is dangerous and important not to owerwrite an
> >newer file or directory with an older one.

> rsync?

And if rsync is too much hassle - e.g. when files are frequently edited
on both machines have a look at unison:

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

cu
Philipp

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