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Idea #8885: Add Synchronize Option Between Folders(briefcase)

Written by ravindranathakila the 21 May 08 at 05:44. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Microsoft Windows had a briefcase option. This is very useful. For example you have a folder with many docs(100). Now you copy them to your USB. Next day, once you edit them on your pc, you should be able to synchronize the contents with the USB folder and update the files you edited instead of copying all the contents. This would save time and be an intelligent way of handling files. Like a CVS...
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #8885
Written by ravindranathakila the 21 May 08 at 05:44.
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Solution #2: Right Click sync
Written by mayureshupadhye the 15 Feb 09 at 15:46.
Add a "sync with.." option on right click menu.

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Ssdg wrote on the 21 May 08 at 09:11
I think it can be done with CVS but I'd love to see a CVS/SVN integration in nautilus to do it. ( A plugin or something)

Eldmannen wrote on the 21 May 08 at 12:15
$ rsync -HPvax "/home/alice/documents/" "/media/usb/documents/"

drinkypoo wrote on the 21 May 08 at 18:44
rsync is definitely the right tool to use. however it would be ideal to have a GUI. A super-quick google for nautilus rsync integration didn't turn anything up. there's several tools to integrate svn or cvs, but those are overkill for this particular feature.

sure would be nice to see an rsync feature for directory-copy collisions, too.

wiz wrote on the 21 May 08 at 19:43
use conduit.

mela1 wrote on the 21 May 08 at 20:30
21 May 2008

Look at meld, it's in the repositories.

sam wrote on the 21 May 08 at 22:34
Like "powerfolder" http://www.powerfolder.com/

There is so many sync programs for Linux.

ravindranathakila wrote on the 22 May 08 at 03:18
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Hope Ubuntu implements the best of them, into its gui so that life just gets easier. Actually this option is very useful for diplomatic people.

daradib wrote on the 11 Jun 08 at 21:18
See grsync (GUI for rsync) and unison.

young wrote on the 7 Dec 08 at 14:17
maybe rsync + nautilus actions


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