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summatix
Asked: 2011-09-15 22:33:22 +0800 CST

Easiest way to sync two folders

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What's the easiest way to sync the contents of a folder on a Mac OSX machine with another folder on a Linux server?

You can use scp:

scp -r /path/to/folder/ username@IP_ADDRESS:/path/to/sync/with

But scp is slow and copies all files, regardless of whether or not they exist on the server. What are some other options?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    install something like homebrew or macports to install rsync on the mac.. and use rsync

    rsync -av /path/to/folder/ username@IP_ADDRESS:/path/to/sync/with
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  2. Would something like unison fit the bill here? It's sort of like rsync, but it allows two way synchronization.

    Not sure if it's available on Mac OSX, but I'd think it would be..or could at least be built.

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