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diff --git a/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html b/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html index 15fffaaf..7af12727 100644 --- a/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html +++ b/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <TITLE></TITLE> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Win32)"> <META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20091206;16574000"> - <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20111117;19373200"> + <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20120227;12315700"> <META NAME="Info 1" CONTENT=""> <META NAME="Info 2" CONTENT=""> <META NAME="Info 3" CONTENT=""> @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Settings</FONT></H3> <H3 CLASS="western" STYLE="page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">I. Compare by "File time and size"</FONT></H3> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">This -variant evaluates two equally named files as being equal when they -have the same modification time <B>and</B> file size. When the -comparison is started, the following decision tree is processed:</FONT></P> +variant considers two files with the same name as equal when +modification time <B>and</B> file size match. The following cases are +distinguished:</FONT></P> <OL TYPE=i> <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file exists on one side only</B></FONT></P> @@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ comparison is started, the following decision tree is processed:</FONT></P> </UL> </OL> </OL> -<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> -</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">This results into the following categories:</FONT></P> <UL> @@ -85,10 +83,10 @@ results into the following categories:</FONT></P> <H3 CLASS="western" STYLE="page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">II. Compare by "File content"</FONT></H3> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Two -files which have the same name are marked as equal if and only if -they have the same content. This option is more useful for -consistency checks rather than backup operations for reasons of -speed. The file modification time is not taken into account at all.</FONT></P> +files with the same name are marked as equal if and only if they have +the same content. This option is more useful for consistency checks +rather than backup operations since it is naturally slower. The file +modification time is not taken into account at all.</FONT></P> <OL TYPE=i> <LI VALUE=1><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file exists on one side only</B></FONT></P> @@ -128,23 +126,21 @@ handling</FONT></H3> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> </P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">FreeFileSync -offers three options to configure processing of symbolic links (also +offers three options to configure handling of symbolic links (also called symlinks or soft links):</FONT></P> <OL> <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: none"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><B>Exclude:</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> - <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">skips symbolic links while scanning - input directories.<BR></FONT> </P> + S<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">kip symbolic links while scanning + directories.<BR></FONT> </P> <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Direct:</B></FONT> - <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">configures synchronization of the - symbolic link object itself and not its target. symbolic links will - be visible on main grid as a separate entity with corresponding meta - data. Links pointing to directories are not traversed and the link - object is copied directly during synchronization. <BR></FONT> </P> + <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Evaluate the symbolic link object + directly. Symbolic links will be shown as a separate entity on grid. + Links pointing to directories are not traversed and the link object + is copied directly during synchronization. <BR></FONT> </P> <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><B>Follow:</B></SPAN> - dereferences symbolic links, i.e. they are treated like their target - objects. Links pointing to directories are traversed like ordinary - folders and the target of each link is copied during - synchronization.</FONT></P> + Treat symbolic links like the object they are pointing to. Links + pointing to directories are traversed like ordinary directories and + the target of each link is copied during synchronization.</FONT></P> </OL> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> </P> @@ -153,15 +149,12 @@ called symlinks or soft links):</FONT></P> <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Note:</B></FONT></P> <UL> <LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">In - Windows the options described above always apply to </FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><I>"Reparse + Windows the symbolic link options apply to </FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><I>"Reparse Points"</I></FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">. Reparse - Points are a more general concept including for example symbolic - links, junctions and mount points. The term </FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><I>"symbolic - link" </I></FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">has - been retained nevertheless for harmonization with Linux.</SPAN></FONT></P> + Points are a more general concept including symbolic links, + junctions and mount points.</FONT></P> <LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Copying - symbolic links requires the application to be started with - administrator rights.</FONT></P> + symbolic links requires administrator rights.</FONT></P> </UL> </SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT><BR> </P> |