[vox-tech] Suggestions....?

[Corey A. Hines]

Richard,

If rsync is available you might want to try to use it. Rsync has many
options such as recursion and exclusion of ccertain directory
structures. Rsync will also use ssh to transport the data between the
two servers which is nice even if security is not a huge concern. Rsync
is very easy to use and the hlp is very useful I don't think I have ever
had to use the man page to do the types of syncing I need it for.

On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 15:22, Richard Crawford wrote:
> Let's say I have 2 servers with identical directory structures like this:
> 
> SERVER I
> =====================
> DIRECTORY A
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 1
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2a
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2b
> DIRECTORY B
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 1
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2a
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2b
> 
> 
> SERVER II
> =====================
> DIRECTORY A
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 1
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2a
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2b
> DIRECTORY B
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 1
> |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2a
> |   |-> SUBDIRECTORY 2b
> 
> 
> What I need to do is replace the contents of each directory of the form 2a
> or 2b on Server II with the contents of the corresponding 2a
> subdirectories on Server I.  The trick is that none of the contents of the
> other directories can be replaced... otherwise, I'd just tar up the
> contents of DIRECTORY B on Server I and untar it on SERVER II.
> 
> If it was just two or three subfolders of the form 2a and 2b on my server,
> it wouldn't be an issue.  But I've got hundreds of the little buggers, and
> I don't want to spend all day doing this.
> 
> I've got GNU Tar available, but not much other GNU software available here.
> 
> I've just looking for suggestions.  Anything that anyone can suggest would
> be more than welcome.
> 
> 
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