Unix/Linux version of offline files??

o-maco-mac
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
Offline files is the biggest pile of doo doo in the Windows world. Yet, people still seem to use it...



So, my question is, is there a unix/linux equivalent?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    'Splain please.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    o-maco-mac Posts: 777member
    Was the question too vague??
  • Reply 3 of 5
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,326moderator
    It was vague to non-Windows users. I think you're talking about this:



    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...linefiles.mspx



    I guess on Unix, you could use Subversion/CVS.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Seems like a bit of overkill, instead, you could use rsync. It's already installed on every Mac, after all: /usr/bin/rsync



    Really needs a nice app over the top though, something where you could just say "link this file and that file, and on attaching to the network sync to the master, and on detaching, sync to the local"



    Hmm. That shouldn't be too hard to whip up...
  • Reply 5 of 5
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,326moderator
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kickaha


    Seems like a bit of overkill, instead, you could use rsync. It's already installed on every Mac, after all: /usr/bin/rsync



    Really needs a nice app over the top though, something where you could just say "link this file and that file, and on attaching to the network sync to the master, and on detaching, sync to the local"



    Hmm. That shouldn't be too hard to whip up...



    Something like this:



    http://archive.macosxlabs.org/rsyncx/rsyncx.html



    Would that be a suitable alternative to Superduper?
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