rsync -

[Bob Goodwin]

Paul wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Bob Goodwin
>> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:24 PM
>> To: Community assistance, encouragement,and advice for using Fedora.
>> Subject: Re: rsync -
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>> Andras Simon wrote:
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>>> If you change the files "in parallel" on both computers, then I'm 
>>> afraid you'll have to manually merge them. The only tool I 
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>> know about 
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>>> which helps with this is Emacs' emerge (which, for all my love for 
>>> Emacs, I find nearly unusable), but there must be others.
>>>
>>> Andras
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>> Ok, I have two conflicting replies. I will make back up files 
>> and give it a try.
>> Thanks for the responses.
>>
>> Bob
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> Why not keep the files in e-space so that you can edit them from either
> machine and always only be changing the one and only copy? (not counting
> backups)
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> Types of e-space:
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> * A directory that is shared on a network.
> * A GoogleDocs file space.
> * A server (let's call it 3).
> * An SD card/USB key.
> * A (god forbid) floppy disk.
>
> - Paul
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Yes I suppose those are possibilities but I've used rsync in the past 
when the transfers were simpler.

I just got "unison" via yum, now to figure out how to use it, there's no 
man file or documentation that I have found yet?

Thanks.

Bob