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Re: rsync 3.0.4 over ssh hanging on cygwin 1.7
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Fred Kemp <c.f.kemp@reading.ac.uk> wrote:
> Thanks to all who have replied so far - as Herb says, the cygwin+sshd+rsync
> combo is extremely useful, not least in that it allows my client PC's to
> simply run sshd as a very efficient (ie resource unintensive) background
> service, requiring no further user intervention (A Good Thing™).
> Workarounds such as running OpenVPN or VirtualBox seem like the proverbial
> sledgehammer to crack a nut and additionally add a further layer to
> configure/go wrong.
You may want to check out WinSCP: http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
For adhoc work I use the graphical user interface, which supports
directory synchronizing, it does support scripting from the command
line for automation, it may do what you want.
Good luck,
Brett
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