<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><HTML><HEAD><TITLE>rsync resources</TITLE></HEAD><!--#include virtual="header.html" --> <H2 align="center">rsync resources</H2> Please <a href="lists.html">let us know</a> if you have any rsync-relateddocuments to add to this list: <ul>  <li>Be sure to search for the latest rsync info to get up-to-the-minuteresults.  You can use the search box at the top of the page for eitherweb searching or project searching (they are done via Google). <li>2002-05-15: rsync is not official GNU software, but we try towork more or less in accordance with their <ahref="http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain_toc.html">Guidelines forMaintaining GNU Software</a>. <li> 2002-04-10: A new tutorial on using rsync to create a system of <ahref="http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/">rotatingbackups</a>, by Mike Rubel. <li>If you still don't know what rsync is, then take a look at the<A HREF="https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/README">README</A>. <li>There is now a python script that implements<a href="https://download.samba.org/pub/unpacked/rsync/support/atomic-rsync">anatomic update</a> of the received files at the end of the transfer (when pulling). <li> Brian Elliott Finley has put together a great Linux install system basedon rsync. You you read about it at <a href="http://thefinleys.com/SystemImager/">http://thefinleys.com/SystemImager/</a> <li><a href="http://www.dirvish.com/">Dirvish</a> is a fast, disk based,rotating network backup system that was originally written by JW Schultz. <li><a href="http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/">BackupPC</a>: a backupsystem using rsync.  Hard-links all identical files (even between multipleruns and multiple backup sources), compresses the files, provides an easyinterface to find and restore files, etc. <li><a href="https://github.com/CharlesMAtkinson/bung">Bung</a>: (BackUp NextGeneration) backs up files, MariaDB, OpenLDAP, postgres, etc. via an extensibletemplates system with git support.  The rsync-based "rolling full" backup iseasy to browse and restore from using everyday tools. <li><a href="http://hacks.dlux.hu/drsync/">drsync</a>: a wrapper for rsyncthat remembers file sets between invocations so that a 2-way synchronizationof two systems is possible. <li><a href="http://rsyncbackup.erlang.no/">rsyncbackup</a>: a helperscript that uses config files to setup multiple backup scenarios andinvokes rsync (or rsyncX on macOS). <li>Users who use the new character-set conversion option of rsync (--iconv)may want to check into the <a href="http://www.j3e.de/linux/convmv/man/">convmv</a>package that lets you convert the names of already-transferred files into anew characterset (for when you want to change or normalize the charactersetof a hierarchy of files). <li>For those wanting to use launchd to run an rsync daemon (e.g. MacOS X Tiger users), Glen Scott provides the necessary<a href="http://www.designsolution.co.uk/resources/rsync/">rsync.plist</a>file. <li>For the developer wanting to work on a branched rsync version based onone of the diffs in the patches dir, you may want to check into Matt's<a href="http://www.kepreon.com/~matt/myrsync/index.html#patchsync">patchsync</a>script. <!--#include virtual="doc-resources.html" --> <li>There are a few choices for making rsync work with OS X's resource forks.One is the official apple patch found on their opendarwin site, such as<a href="http://darwinsource.opendarwin.org/10.4/rsync-20">this one</a>(I've heard patch inefficiently transfers the entire resource fork informationfor every file on every transfer.)  Another choice is to use a third-partyadapted rsync, such as<a href="http://archive.macosxlabs.org/rsyncx/rsyncx.html">rsyncx</a> or a<a href="http://www.quesera.com/reynhout/misc/rsync+hfsmode">rsync+hfsmodepatch</a> by D Andrew Reynhout.  For the future, I would like to see an rsyncthat supports ACLs and Posix xattrs adapted to interact with resource forks ina seamless way (if that's possible). <li>Piero Orsoni wrote a GTK-based GUI for rsync called<a href="http://www.opbyte.it/grsync/">grsync</a>. <li>Those interested in using an rsync daemon over SSL may be interested in<a href="http://dozzie.jarowit.net/trac/wiki/RsyncSSL">this wiki page</a>that outlines a way to use a modern, simplified stunnel setup. <li>Thomas Roessler has written an rsync wrapper for<a href="ftp://riemann.iam.uni-bonn.de/pub/users/roessler/cvslock/">efficient,safe CVS mirroring</a>. <li>Rsync is distributed with the<a href="https://download.samba.org/pub/unpacked/rsync/support/rrsync">rrsync python script</a>that lets you restrict the rsync commands that can be run via ssh.  (This isa enhanced and reworked version of Joe Smith's original perl version.) <li><a href="mailto:LEakin@Nostrum.COM">Lee Eakin</a> has written a <a href="rsync_wrapper.pl">perl wrapper for rsync</a>. <li>A wire-compatible <a href="http://search.cpan.org/~cbarratt/">rsync implementation in perl</a>. <li>A <a href="http://www.srehttp.org/apps/rxrsync/">REXX implementation of rsync</a>. <li>An initial version of a <a href="http://www.kolosy.com/wordpress/?p=8">rewrite of rsync for .Net</a>. <li>You might want to check out an encryption program that is being developedto produce more rsync-friendly output:<a href="http://rsyncrypto.lingnu.com/">rsyncrypto</a>. <li>If you need a 2-way synchronization because both ends of the transfer maybe changing files, you may want to either look into a tool designed to do this(e.g. <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/unison/">unison</a>), or you maywish to use an external wrapper for rsync that keeps extra data about what wasin the last transfer so that it can figure out if a file is new or deleted(e.g. <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/drsync/">drsync</a>). </ul> <!--#include virtual="footer.html" -->