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syrep - Generic file repository synchronization tool

'syrep' is a generic file repository synchronization tool. It synchronizes large file hierarchies bidirectionally by exchanging patch files. It is peer-to-peer, does not require a central server, and supports synchronization between more than two repositories. Patch files can be transferred via offline media (ie removable hard drives or compact disks).

Files are tracked by their message digests, currently MD5. The snapshot files track file creation, deletion, modification, creation of new hard or symbolic links, and renaming (which is merely a new hard link and removal of the old file). syrep doesn't distuinguish between soft and hard links; even copies of files are treated as the same. Currently, syrep doesn't synchronize file attributes like access modes or modification times.

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/syrep/
Source tarballhttp://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/syrep/syrep-0.5.tar.gz
Latest versionhttp://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/syrep/
Version 0.5 (beta) released on 2004-07-19
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.
This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

User manpage available in HTML format from http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/syrep/syrep.1.xml
Support contacts

Help List
Developer List
Bug List

Project contacts

Maintainers
  • Lennart Poettering
Developers
  • Lennart Poettering

Related information

Source repositoryhttps://seth.intheinter.net:8081/svn/syrep/
Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC
Source prerequisiteszlib, Berkeley DB
Related programsSsync

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2004-03-22
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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