Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 17:34:32 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> Cc: rcarter@pinyon.org, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'cpdup' program, and question Message-ID: <199901270134.RAA27041@apollo.backplane.com> References: <199901260721.XAA14049@apollo.backplane.com> <19990126191810C.wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net>
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:From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
:Subject: Re: 'cpdup' program, and question
:Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 23:21:01 -0800 (PST)
:
:> :Ok, dumb question, how does this improve on rdist?
:> :
:> :"This program is relatively simple in design: It takes the source and
:> :"creates as near an exact duplicate on the destination as possible. It
:> :"has the following features:
:> :
:> :Russell
:>
:> Have you ever tried copying whole trees with rdist? It isn't fun.
:> rdist can't do half the things cpdup does.
:>
:> -Matt
:> Matthew Dillon
:> <dillon@backplane.com>
:
:How do its features compare with CVSup?
:
:Jerry Hicks
:wghicks@bellsouth.net
cvsup and cpdup are two totally different programs. cvsup manages
CVS trees. cpdup is a templating/mirroring tool.
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon@backplane.com>
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