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Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks

From Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks
Date 2023-10-24 16:20 +0200
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On Sun, 22 Oct 2023, at 20:38, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> On 22 Oct 2023 17:40 +0300, from debian@itayf.fastmail.fm (Itay):
>> The sync must be bidirectional and *respect hardlinks* because many
>> subdirs are kept under the control of darcs[1] which by default uses
>> hardlinks. The sync tool I used in the past, unison[2], does not
>> respect hardlinks[3].
>
> What do you mean by "respect hardlinks"? To preserve the multiple
> names as pointing to the same file system object (inode in classic
> *nix parlace)?
>

Exactly.  As 'rsync -H' does.

> -- 
> Michael Kjörling                     🔗 https://michael.kjorling.se
> “Remember when, on the Internet, nobody cared that you were a dog?”

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A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-22 16:50 +0200
  Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2023-10-22 19:40 +0200
    Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-24 16:20 +0200
  Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2023-10-22 19:40 +0200
    Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-24 16:20 +0200
      Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-10-24 17:20 +0200
        Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-25 09:00 +0200
          Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-10-25 15:30 +0200
            Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-10-26 01:30 +0200
  Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2023-10-22 19:40 +0200
    Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-24 16:20 +0200
  Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-10-22 20:20 +0200
    Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-24 16:30 +0200
      Re: A file synchronization tool that respects hardlinks Itay <debian@itayf.fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-25 09:10 +0200

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