Re: rsync -

[Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin wildblue net>]

Paul wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fedora-list-bounces redhat com 
> > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces redhat com] On Behalf Of Bob Goodwin
> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:24 PM
> > To: Community assistance, encouragement,and advice for using Fedora.
> > Subject: Re: rsync -
> >
> > Andras Simon wrote:
> >     
> > > If you change the files "in parallel" on both computers, then I'm 
> > > afraid you'll have to manually merge them. The only tool I 
> > >       
> > know about 
> >     
> > > which helps with this is Emacs' emerge (which, for all my love for 
> > > Emacs, I find nearly unusable), but there must be others.
> > >
> > > Andras
> > >   
> > >       
> > Ok, I have two conflicting replies. I will make back up files 
> > and give it a try.
> > Thanks for the responses.
> >
> > Bob
> >     
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> Why not keep the files in e-space so that you can edit them from either
> machine and always only be changing the one and only copy? (not counting
> backups)
>
> Types of e-space:
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> * A directory that is shared on a network.
> * A GoogleDocs file space.
> * A server (let's call it 3).
> * An SD card/USB key.
> * A (god forbid) floppy disk.
>
> - Paul
>   


Yes I suppose those are possibilities but I've used rsync in the past 
when the transfers were simpler.

I just got "unison" via yum, now to figure out how to use it, there's no 
man file or documentation that I have found yet?

Thanks.

Bob