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•
pull
: The contents of
rdir
are synchronized to
ldir
, with the
rdir
content overwriting the
ldir
content, by
default.
•
bidi
(bi-directional): The contents of
ldir
and
rdir
are synchronized, with newer versions of files and
directories overwriting older versions in either
ldir
or
rdir
, by default.
To synchronize the remote folder with the local folder use
-K push
(or
--direction=push
).
For example, use
-K bidi
to do a bidirectional sync:
async -L "C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\log" -N job1 -i c:/users/
morgan/.ssh/id_rsa -b "C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\db" -l 500m -d c:/
users/morgan/data -r [email protected]:/data -R /morgan/async/log -B /
morgan/async/db -K bidi
13.
Preserve file attributes.
When a file or directory is transferred between computers, the file is written to the destination as the transfer user
and the file modification time (and creation time on Windows) are reset. Most users prefer to preserve timestamps
from the source to the destination by using the
-t
option.
For example, use
-t
timestamps:
async -L "C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\log" -N job1 -i c:/users/
morgan/.ssh/id_rsa -b "C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\db" -l 500m -d c:/
users/morgan/data -r [email protected]:/data -R /morgan/async/log -B /
morgan/async/db -K bidi -t
Note:
When synchronizing between Unix-like operating systems, you can also preserve the user IDs (uid) and
group IDs (gid) from the source to the destination by using the options
-u -j
(equivalent to
--preserve-uid
--preserve-gid
).
Extended file attributes and ACLs can also be preserved; see the
on page 234.
When using
--dedup
, file metadata preservation is supported for
copy
.
Summary
The instructions created the following Aspera Sync session, shown using short option flags and POSIX (long) flags.
Each option is shown on a separate line for clarity, but should be entered in the command line as a single line.
Warning:
This example does not include the option to make Aspera Sync check for a mount signature file.
If a source is on a NFS or CIFS mount, include
--local-mount-signature
and
--remote-mount-
signature
to prevent Aspera Sync from deleting files on an endpoint if a mount becomes unavailable. For
instructions, see
Configuring Aspera Sync Endpoints
on page 222.
Using short-format option flags:
async
-L "C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\log"
-N job1
-i c:/users/morgan/.ssh/id_rsa
-b "C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\db"
-l 500m
-d c:/users/morgan/data
-r [email protected]:/data
-R /morgan/async/log
-B /morgan/async/db
-K bidi
-t
Using long-format option flags:
async
--alt-logdir="C:\Users\Morgan\Aspera jobs\log"
