Answer by Gilles for Backup and synchronization
If you're always synchronizing in the same direction, use rsync. If you're synchronizing in both directions, use unison. Unison supports both Linux and windows; the documentation explains how to set it...
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I use rsync over ssh. For backups you can do this trick: http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/ Basically, I have rsync set up with ssh keys and cron jobs. The link above covers most (or...
View ArticleAnswer by daniel kullmann for Backup and synchronization
I don't think rsync fits your bill, because it won't automatically handle updates to the same document in multiple locations. The same is true for file deletions. You can do this manually, but this is...
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I want to synchronize my personal document repository between my different computers in my home. Today this folder is under a dedicated partition of the hard drive of a dual boot workstation. My...
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