# The net/rsync port

## rsync-3.0.9p2 – mirroring/synchronization over low bandwidth links

## Description

    Rsync is a mirroring tool that uses a brilliant algorithm for figuring
    out a small difference set between files and sending only the difference
    over the link, typically using a very small bandwidth compared to e.g.,
    rdist.

    Rsync communicates over a lower-level protocol, such as rsh or ssh,
    allowing for secure updating.

    On the down side, rsync is not quite as versatile as rdist when it comes to
    mirroring only part of a hierarchy, though one can possibly use a perl
    wrapper to obtain the same adaptability.

    Flavor: iconv
        extra dependency, for people wanting to bring files from other OSes with
        more versatile filenames.

WWW: http://rsync.samba.org/

Categories:
  net

## Library dependencies

## Build dependencies

## Run dependencies