best way to synchronize laptop and server?

[Marc Lijour]

On Wednesday 19 October 2005 14:01, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> I have a laptop and a server, both running current Mandriva, and want
> top be able to synchronize two directory hierarchies.
> After a while of the laptop being disconnected from the network, when I
> reconnect I can make sure that both systems contain current versions of
> files in these hierarchies.
>
> When connected to the network, the laptop mounts the server directories
> using SMB (it's a mixed-client network).
>
> There must be a better way to do this than  `cpio -p`. Freshmeat has a
> number of projects listed that seem to suit, but I'd like to know what
> people here are using.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.

rsync
unisson
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