http://www.skepticats.com/linlog/entries/2006/05/17_2000/comments/comments.xml Laptop on the road Laptop on the road LnBlog 0.7.0 Sync software http://www.skepticats.com/linlog/entries/2006/05/17_2000/comments/#comment2006-05-25_160003 Rsync is great, but I prefer using Unison (along with unison-gtk for Kubuntu).
It not only tracks changes between directory locations but allows you to select what gets copied where, or ignored altogether.

I've found it invaluable. I use unison on both laptops and share a repository on a server. It allows me to do work on either laptop and have it show up correctly between them. I have created "~/SHARED" on both laptops and keep them in sync. That way I have the ability to keep different .kde settings etc...

]]> Sweet! http://www.skepticats.com/linlog/entries/2006/05/17_2000/comments/#comment2006-05-25_212841 Thanks for the tip! I took a look at Unison tonight and it appears to be exactly what I'm looking for. It syncs files in both directions, has options to ignore certain files, and even comes with a handy GUI interface so that I don't have to learn yet another elaborate series of command-line options.

Not that I mind learning new commands. It's just a little annoying to pour over several pages of documentation when I'm just planning to automate it so that I never need to know it again.

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