rsync - Dec 2005 - Mutual rsync and version control

Hi there,

I''m a new guy to rsync. I''m wondering whether rsync can handle
this case:

I am working on two PCs and want them to do "mutual" rsync. i.e. 1)
when I
do modification on computer A''s file it will syncronize to B *and* vice
versa. 2) if I modify the same ascii file on both hosts simultaneously,
rsync will automatically merge 2 versions like cvs does.

Can rsync do none, either or both?

cheers,
Weihan


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On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:29:12PM -0500, wang weihan
wrote:
> 
> I am working on two PCs and want them to do "mutual" rsync. i.e.
1) when I
> do modification on computer A''s file it will syncronize to B *and*
vice
> versa. 
I don''t think there''s a way to do bidirectional sync with one
instance
of the program - i''ve never seen any reference to it, anyway.  You
could
rsync in one direction, and then in the other, but that will definitely
fubar files that have changed on both sides.
> 2) if I modify the same ascii file on both hosts simultaneously,
> rsync will automatically merge 2 versions like cvs does.
pretty sure not.  

danno
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