Grsync
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Grsync is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the rsync
synchronization tool under Linux / Unix System. There is also a port of Grsync on Windows platform. Grsync is released under the GPL license, so it is Free Software
, and makes use of the GTK+
UI toolkit.
It doesn't support all of rsync features, but can be effectively used to synchronize local directories and supports remote targets in a limited way.
Rsync
rsync is a software application and network protocol for Unix-like and Windows systems which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar...
synchronization tool under Linux / Unix System. There is also a port of Grsync on Windows platform. Grsync is released under the GPL license, so it is Free Software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
, and makes use of the GTK+
GTK+
GTK+ is a cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, allowing both free and proprietary software to use it. It is one of the most popular toolkits for the X Window System, along with Qt.The name GTK+ originates from GTK;...
UI toolkit.
It doesn't support all of rsync features, but can be effectively used to synchronize local directories and supports remote targets in a limited way.