NAME
csync2 - cluster synchronization tool, 2nd generation
SYNOPSIS
csync2 [-v..] [-C config-name] [-D database-dir] [-N hostname] [-p
port]...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the csync2 command.
A verbose manual can be found on the csync2 homepage:
http://oss.linbit.com/csync2/paper.pdf
csync2 is a program for cluster synchronization.
OPTIONS
With file parameters:
-h [-r] file..
Add (recursive) hints for check to db
-c [-r] file..
Check files and maybe add to dirty db
-u [-d] [-r] file..
Updates files if listed in dirty db
-f file..
Force this file in sync (resolve conflict)
-m file..
Mark files in database as dirty
Simple mode:
-x [-d] [[-r] file..]
Run checks for all given files and update remote hosts.
Without file parameters:
-c Check all hints in db and eventually mark files as dirty
-u [-d]
Update (transfer dirty files to peers and mark as clear)
-H List all pending hints from status db
-L List all file-entries from status db
-M List all dirty files from status db
-S myname peername
List file-entries from status db for this synchronization pair.
-T Test if everything is in sync with all peers.
-T filename
Test if this file is in sync with all peers.
-T myname peername
Test if this synchronization pair is in sync.
-T myname peer file
Test only this file in this sync pair.
-TT As -T, but print the unified diffs.
Notice: The modes -H, -L, -M and -S return 2 if the requested db is
empty. The mode -T returns 2 if both hosts are in sync.
-i Run in inetd server mode.
-ii Run in stand-alone server mode.
-iii Run in stand-alone server mode (one connect only).
-R Remove files from database which do not match config entries.
Modifiers:
-r Recursive operation over subdirectories
-d Dry-run on all remote update operations
-B Do not block everything into big SQL transactions. This slows
down csync2 but allows multiple csync2 processes to access the
database at the same time. Use e.g. when slow lines are used or
huge files are transferred.
-A Open database in asynchronous mode. This will cause data
corruption if the operating system crashes or the computer loses
power.
-I Init-run. Use with care and read the documentation first! You
usually do not need this option unless you are initializing
groups with really large file lists.
-X Also add removals to dirty db when doing a -TI run.
-U Don’t mark all other peers as dirty when doing a -TI run.
-G Group1,Group2,Group3,...
Only use this groups from config-file.
-P peer1,peer1,...
Only update this peers (still mark all as dirty).
-F Add new entries to dirty database with force flag set.
-t Print timestamps to debug output (e.g. for profiling).
-s filename
Print timestamps also to this file.
-W fd Write a list of directories in which relevant file can be found
to the specified file descriptor (when doing a -c run). The
directory names in this output are zero-terminated.
Creating key file:
csync2 -k filename
Warning: Csync2 will refuse to do anything when a /etc/csync2.lock file
is found.
SEE ALSO
sqlite(1).
AUTHOR
csync2 was written by Clifford Wolf <clifford@clifford.at>.
This manual page was written by Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>, for the
Debian project (but may be used by others). It is now further
maintained by Clifford Wolf.
September 23, 2005