synctree.pl - Man Page

    $ ./synctree.pl -t rsync -d ../perl-current [--help | more options]

or

   $ ./synctree.pl -c [smokecurrent_config]

Options depend on the type option, exept for some.

• Configuration file

      -c | --config <configfile> Use the settings from the configfile

  synctree.pl can use the configuration file created by configsmoke.pl. Other options can override the settings from the configuration file.

• General options

      -d | --ddir <directory>  Set the directory for the source-tree
      -t | --type <type>       'rsync', 'snapshot', 'copy', 'ftp' [mandatory]
  
      -v | --verbose <0..2>    Set verbose level
      -h | --help              Show help message (needs Pod::Usage)
      --man                    Show the perldoc  (needs Pod::Usage)

• options for -t rsync

      --source <rsync-src>     (public.activestate.com::perl-current)
      --rsync <path/to/rsync>  (rsync)
      --opts <rsync-opts>      (-az --delete)

• options for -t snapshot

      --server <ftp-server>    (public.activestate.com)
      --sdir <directory>       (/pub/apc/perl-current-snap)
      --sfile <file>           ('')
      --snapext <ext>          (tgz)
      --tar <un-tar-gz>        (gzip -dc %s | tar -xf -)
  
      --patchup                patch a snapshot [needs the patch program]
      --pserver <ftp-server>   (public.activestate.com)
      --pdir <directory>       (/pub/apc/perl-current-diffs)
      --unzip <command>        (gzip -dc)
      --patch <command>        (patch)
      --cleanup <level>        (0) none; (1) snapshot; (2) diffs; (3) both

• options for -t copy

      --cdir <directory>       Source directory for copy_from_MANIFEST()

• options for -t hardlink

      --hdir <directory>     Source directory to hardlink from

• options for -t ftp

      --ftphost              Host with sources (public.activestate.com)
      --ftpsdir              Sourcedir to mirror (/pub/apc/perl-current)
      --ftpcdir              Diffs dir to get change (/pub/apc/perl-current-diffs)

• options for -t forest

      --fsync <synctype>       Master sync-type (One of the above)
      --mdir <directory>       Master directory for primary sync
      --fdir <directory>       Intermediate directory (pass to mktest.pl)
      All options that are needed for the master sync-type

This is a small front-end for Test::Smoke::Syncer.

"Keeping in sync" in perlhack, Test::Smoke::Syncer

(c) 2002-2003, All rights reserved.

  * Abe Timmerman <abeltje@cpan.org>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See:

• <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>
• <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.