rjrssync

If you’re a developer that needs to both Windows and Linux to get things done, then we don’t need to tell you more about the challenges of synchronizing and moving files around. rjrssync is a console tool that can be the answer to your problem, as its role is to speed up the process using the local network.

When syncing data, there are several issues and ambiguities that can arise, such as how to manage the paths given or whether to account for files that have the same content but different names, for instance. The app helps overcome this concerns by defining rules and behaviors that ensure a consistent behavior all the way.

The developer explains the modus operandi of the program in detail, but the general idea is that the tool ensures that after the sync the object from the destination is identical to that in the source. For example, to apply a certain set of rules, the app can check whether there is a slash at the end of the file path or not.

The program preserves the simlinks and treats them as plain text to avoid inconsistencies and that the data is identical. Simply put, the tool ensures that the directory structure is also intact.

The utility allows you to use filters if you don’t need to synchronize all files and folders between the source and destination. Considering that the simlinks are preserved, it goes without saying that they are the same on both the source and destination. Using different filters in this case can lead to having unwanted files in the destination, as they exist in the soure.

In the eventuality that you feel that transferring between the Windows and Linux environments is too slow for your taste and it affects your work, then perhaps you can consider giving rjrssync a try.