Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 14:23:47 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> Cc: config@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Needed: intelisync-like functionality Message-ID: <199810082123.OAA00754@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Oct 1998 15:10:45 MDT." <199810082110.PAA15923@harmony.village.org>
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> There are many applications that I've found for doing an intellegent > syncing. I see two big classes of syncing that is needed: > > 1) Keeping n files on n systems the same, while allowing for > changes on any of the n systems. This is what intellisync > does in the Windows world. Rsync (mostly). > 2) To allow merging of an example file with a config file over > time (ala the /etc/rc.conf problem). The "right" solution for this is going to be a database of some source. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-config" in the body of the message
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