Isntall grsync install#

So if you want up-to-date BSD userland components, you need to install them yourself.Īs I said, in my case, I used MacPorts to install rsync, but every other package manager available for OS X will have rsync, so use whichever one you prefer.

Wait for the installer to download and setup the MinGW Installation Manager and click the Continue button. Keep the default settings and click the Continue button.

Run the mingw-get-setup.exe and click the Install button. The reason for this seems to be Apple's fear of GP元 licensing, which applies to the newer versions of this and other programs. Sync the UniFi backup directory at HostiFi to your server directory 4. Download mingw-get-setup.exe from the MinGW SourceForge Project Site. Now, here is the default rsync I use, which was installed via MacPorts:Īs you can see, not only is the bundled version out of date, but it hasn't had the required patches applied to insure metadata preservation. I'm on Lion, and here is is what the output from the system rsync reveals: It is commonly used for backing up files, keeping file servers up-to-date with each other, and for deploying code and assets for web apps to servers. Installation The software Grsync is available for installation on Linux. Yes, it would be wise to compile your own copy of rsync, not only because the version included with any GUI program may not preserve all metadata, but because even the copy included with OS X itself doesn't preserve all metadata(!). The rsync ( r emote synchronization) command is a file copy tool that can synchronize files across local storage disks as well as over a network.

Isntall grsync