lsyncd(1)

1LSYNCD(1)                           Lsyncd                           LSYNCD(1)
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NAME

6       lsyncd - a daemon to continuously synchronize directory trees
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SYNOPSIS

9       config file:
10            lsyncd [OPTIONS] CONFIG-FILE
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12       default rsync behaviour:
13            lsyncd [OPTIONS] -rsync SOURCEDIR TARGET ...
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15       default rync+ssh bevahiour (moves and deletes through ssh):
16            lsyncd [OPTIONS] -rsyncssh SOURCEDIR TARGETHOST TARGETDIR ...
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18       default direct bevahiour (local file operations/rsync):
19            lsyncd [OPTIONS] -direct SOURCEDIR TARGETDIR ...
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DESCRTIPTION

22       Lsyncd(1) watches a local directory trees event monitor interface
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24       spawns one (or more) process(es) to synchronize the changes. By default
25       this is rsync(1). Lsyncd is thus a light-weight live mirror solution
26       that is comparatively easy to install not requiring new filesystems or
27       blockdevices and does not hamper local filesystem performance.
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29       Rsync+ssh is an advanced action configuration that uses a SSH(1) to act
30       file and directory moves directly on the target instead of
31       retransmitting the move destination over the wire.
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33       Fine-grained customizaton can be achieved through the CONFIG-FILE.
34       Custom action configs can even be written from scratch in cascading
35       layers ranging from shell scripts to code written in the LUA(1)
36       language. This way simplicity can be balanced with powerfulness. See
37       the online manual for details on the CONFIG-FILE
38       http://code.google.com/p/lsyncd/wiki/Lsyncd20Manual
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OPTIONS

42       -delay SECS
43           Overrides the default delay times.
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45       -help
46           Show a help message.
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48       -log LEVEL
49           Controls which kind of events are logged. By default Lsyncd logs
50           Normal and Error Messages.  -log scarce will make Lsyncd log Error
51           messages only.  -log all will log all debug messages.
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53       -log Category
54           Turns on a specific debug message. E.g.  -log Exec will log all
55           processes as they are spawned.
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57       -nodaemon
58           Lsyncd will not detach from the invoker and log as well to
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61       -pifile FILE
62           Lsyncd will write its process ID in FILE.
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65           Makes the Lsyncd core load the part of Lsyncd written in Lua from
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68       -version
69           Writes version information and exits.
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EXIT STATUS

72       0
73           Terminated on a TERM signal(7)
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76           Failure (syntax, unrecoverable error condition, internal failure)
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VERSION

83       This man page is for lsyncd(1) version 2.0.0
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AUTHOR

87       Axel Kittenberger, <axkibe@gmail.com> 2010
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COPYING

91       Copyright (C) 2010 Axel Kittenberger. Free use of this software is
92       granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version
93       2, or any later version. Free redistrubition of this Documentation
94       (/doc directory) is granted under the terms of the Creative Commons 3.0
95       Attribution License (CC-3.0-BY).
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NOTES

99        1. axkibe@gmail.com
100           mailto:axkibe@gmail.com
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104Lsyncd 2.0.0                      03/01/2011                         LSYNCD(1)