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Unison File Synchronizer (view source)
Revision as of 21:47, 16 September 2011
, 21:47, 16 September 2011added more precise form info
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−4. Ran Unison on Principia; created a new profile, with local file "uniDisk" and same for remote; put in user name and remote host name.+5. Under System Prferences, set Unison to run automatically on start-up. (Will it be running even if I don't log in to magnet as user?)+
Unison [http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/index.html project website.]
Unison [http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/index.html project website.]
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2. Logged into Magnet as User, and launched Unison on Magnet.
2. Logged into Magnet as User, and launched Unison on Magnet.
−3. On Principia, In the finder, made a new folder in home directory /Users/houpt/uniDisk
+3. On Magnet, under System Preferences, set Unison to run automatically on start-up on houpt log-in. (Will it be running even if I don't log in to magnet as user?)
+4. On Principia, In the finder, made a new folder in home directory "/Users/houpt/uniDisk"
+5. Ran Unison on Principia; created a new profile:
+ Profile name: "uniDisk"
+ First Root:File: "/Users/houpt/uniDisk"
+ Second Root:Remote
+ Second Root:User:"houpt"
+ Second Root:Host:"houptlab.org"
+ Second Root:File:"uniDisk"
+Save the profile.
+(Apparently don't need to setup a profile on the server.)
−(Profiles are stored as .prf files in "/Library/Application Support/Unison" folder; apparently only way to delete a profile is to trash the .prf file manually.)
−6. To sync, run Unison, choose uniDisk profile, and hit "Go".
−And it just worked! (apparently don't need to create a profile on the remote host?)
+And it just worked! (apparently don't need to create a profile on the remote host. Folder will be created on the server side on the first sync.)
−If you close the profile window, you can't reopen the window except by quiting and relaunching Unison?
+If you close the profile window, you can't reopen the window except by quiting and relaunching Unison? Hit "restart" button to get back to list of profiles. Apparently no way to edit the profiles after creation.