Grsync is a
graphical user interface
A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows user (computing), users to human–computer interaction, interact with electronic devices through Graphics, graphical icon (computing), icons and visual indicators such ...
for
rsync
rsync (remote sync) is a utility for transferring and synchronizing files between a computer and a storage drive and across networked computers by comparing the modification times and sizes of files. It is commonly found on Unix-like opera ...
. rsync is a
differential backup
A differential backup is a type of data backup that preserves data, saving only the difference in the data since the last full backup. The rationale in this is that, since changes to data are generally few compared to the entire amount of data in ...
and
file synchronization
File synchronization (or syncing) in computing is the process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules.
In ''one-way file synchronization'', also called Web mirror, mirroring, updated files are copied ...
tool widely used in
Unix-like
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operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ...
s.
Grsync is developed with the
GTK
GTK (formerly GIMP ToolKit and GTK+) is a free software cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, allowing both Free software, free and ...
widget toolkit
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. Like rsync, Grsync is
free and open-source software
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licensed under the
GNU General Public License
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.
About
Rsync is a tool for creating backups in Linux systems. It supports backing up local folders, SSH tunneling,
delta-only synchronization, and so on.
Grsync adds the ability to use such purposes with a graphical user interface, without rsync's need to learn a complex set of command-line arguments. In some cases, it is easier to backup files with grsync than with rsync. Since version 1.3.0, Grsync has GTK-3 compatibility.
See also
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Back in Time (Linux software) Back in time may refer to:
Film and television
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*
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References
External links
*
Grsyncat SourceForge.net
Internet Protocol based network software
Unix network-related software
Data synchronization
Software that uses GTK
Software using the GNU General Public License
Free software programmed in C
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