dirsync 2.0c1

Advanced directory tree synchronisation tool

© 2014 Thomas Khyn © 2003 Anand B Pillai

Advanced directory tree synchronisation tool

based on Python robocopier by Anand B Pillai

Usage

From the command line:

dirsync <sourcedir> <targetdir> [options]

From python:

from dirsync import sync
sync(sourcedir, targetdir, **options)

Main Options:

Chosing one option among the following ones is mandatory

--diff, -d

Only report difference between sourcedir and targetdir

--sync, -s

Synchronize content between sourcedir and targetdir

--update, -u

Update existing content between sourcedir and targetdir

Additional Options:

--verbose, -v

Provide verbose output

--purge, -p

Purge files when synchronizing (does not purge by default)

--force, -f

Force copying of files, by trying to change file permissions

--nodirection, -n

Create target directory if it does not exist (By default, target directory should exist.)

--create, -c

Only compare file’s modification times for an update (By default, compares source file’s creation time also)

--modtime, -m

Update existing content between sourcedir and targetdir

--ignore, -x patterns

Regex patterns to ignore

--only, -o patterns

Regex patterns to include (exclude every other)

--exclude, -e patterns

Regex patterns to exclude

--include, -i patterns

Regex patterns to include (with precedence over excludes)