Need a script to update directories

[Jeff Hogg]

Burke, Thomas G. wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> 	Background:  I do all my web page work in a personal directory
> so as not to FUBAR the real web pages.  Problem is keeping the two
> synchronized.
> 
> 	I have thrown together a simple "copy script" that runs as part
> of my nightly cron job - it copies *everything* from my working
> directory to the actual web directory every night.  These are both on
> the same machine, so access is not a problem.
> 
> 	Problem:  Copying everything is slow and, generally, painful.
> There's a couple 100 meg of data there.  I'm looking for a script to
> update the web directory with newer/missing files.  I don't mind at all
> if some stuff stays there, a true sync isn't necessary.  I just need to
> get all the new content pushed to the appropriate place.
> 

Hey there,

   I'd recommend using rsync for the job.  Does a great job in only 
updating the portions of the data that have actually changed.  Also does 
a bit of compression on the data transfered.  It's easy to configure as 
well.  Just do a quick man rsync.  Good luck.

Jeff Hogg