I've been trying to find a program I once had installed on my OS X machine a few hard drive wipes/upgrades ago. I want to install and use it again, but I can't recall its name.
It was an open-source CLI program (probably originally for Unix or Linux) that would clone directories from my local machine to a server. It was useful for tweaking web sites on my machine locally, then using the program to instantly upload the changes to the server. The program would check each file in the specified directory to see if it had been modified since the program was last run on that directory, so only changed files were uploaded. Different server/directory settings were made by modifying a dot file in ~.
Anyone know what program this was? Or if not, an alternative that works the same way?
I have no clue what you are looking for, but use rsync
rsync can do the job, but since it only seems to work over ssh with DreamHost (am I mistaken?), it requires me to retype the password every time I trigger it. The program I used worked over (S?)FTP, so I could just store the password in its config files and have it trigger in an instant.
>>3
First thing I thought of was WinSCP... but that's obviously not it.
It's probably one of those SCP/Secure copy programs, though.
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=%22secure+copy%22&btnG=Search
Just use ssh public key auth and you don't need to type a password everytime.. hell if I know if it would work with with dreamhost.. but you can certainly do scripted non-interactive logins with ssh nevertheless
Public key? Not exactly sure what you're talking about, but it sounds a bit dangerous...
Anyway, thanks anyway but I finally managed to recall the program's name: simply Sitecopy. http://www.lyra.org/sitecopy/ I'm installing it via DarwinPorts as we speak. Oh, look, it's done already.
Try taking a look at RsyncX.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16814
It is a GUI wrapper for rsync. It also has a modified version of rsync that handles OS X meta data.
>>6
.. DANGEROUS? Are you retarded?
You generate a key pair and add the public key as a known key. It is more secure than password authentication as the authentication information is never transfered over the wire.
>>8: Not retarded, I just know shit all about cryptography like 99% of the world's population, and your post about "key pairs" and such didn't help any. kthxbye
>>9
If you know you are ignorant of a subject you should do your best to not make an ass of yourself by making wild assumptions. This isn't slashdot.
If you really want to know go read a book or google. I suggest Applied Cryptology by Bruce Schneier.
Flamer. How did I make an ass of myself? I even said "[I'm] not exactly sure what you're talking about" before I apparently made a "wild assumption."
And if I ever find myself with an interest in it, then maybe I'l read up on it. Right now, me caring about cryptography ends when I'm sure that my credit card number isn't transmitted in plain text when I buy books at Amazon; again, like 99% of the population.
>>11
Actually, I bet you're in the minority for even knowing there is a risk to transmitting your credit card number in plain text, or what that means.
>>11
Ok. Go ask an expert a question. When they are done then say "Well I don't have a damn clue what I'm talking about, but I think what you said is rubbish!" and walk off.
>>13
Anonymous is not necessarily an expert.