I use rsync and I have several posts here. For use from on a XP computer to update one folder (dropbox) from some other folders on the same computer/local network it works great; better than anything I have tried.
To copy from Windows to an offsite Linux server (Webfaction) it works great also, however, I still have not figured a way to avoid having to type in the password manually. I am sure it is something simple like where to put & name the private key on the windows computer, but I have several hours of research invested with no result. Webfaction assured me I have the public key in the correct file in the correct folder on their server. plink works great to copy files from one folder to another on the Linux server from a batch file running on windows. So I update a single location on the Linux server from windows with rsync (very slow sFTP speed). then I use plink to copy the files to the correct folders on the Linux server (very quick) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Leafe" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [NF] Rsync usage scenario? On Jun 22, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > I know there's several rsync users on this forum. Do any of you > have any experience or thoughts on the following usage scenario: > > ~1000 user specific folders containing a random mix of files > - want to sync files with specific extensions ignoring other > files You could use either --include=PATTERN or --include-from=FILE to limit the files that rsync will consider. If you have more than 1 or 2 extensions, puth them in a file and use the second version. > - want to move (transfer then delete) files with a specific > extension Use the --remove-source-files option. > Would rsync be appropriate for this scenario or would a server > side script be a better option? Use rsync. The time spent learning the ins and outs of the tool (the man page for rsync is priceless) will be much, much less than what you would spend writing something to replace it. -- Ed Leafe [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/149501cb122a$99f5a490$7a00a...@w2k3s02 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
