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diff --git a/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html b/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..069a7fd0 --- /dev/null +++ b/BUILD/Help/html/ComparisonSettings.html @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> +<HTML> +<HEAD> + <META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-TYPE" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> + <TITLE></TITLE> + <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Win32)"> + <META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20091206;16574000"> + <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20110910;15564800"> + <META NAME="Info 1" CONTENT=""> + <META NAME="Info 2" CONTENT=""> + <META NAME="Info 3" CONTENT=""> + <META NAME="Info 4" CONTENT=""> + <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> + <!-- + @page { margin: 2cm } + P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } + H3 { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } + H3.western { font-family: "Arial", sans-serif } + H3.cjk { font-family: "MS Mincho" } + H3.ctl { font-family: "Mangal" } + A:link { so-language: zxx } + --> + </STYLE> +</HEAD> +<BODY LANG="en-US" DIR="LTR"> +<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Comparison +Settings</FONT></H3> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><IMG SRC="CmpSettings.png" NAME="Grafik1" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0></P> +<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> +<OL TYPE=i> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file + exists on one side only</B></FONT></P> + <OL TYPE=i> + <UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left + only</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right + only</FONT></P> + </UL> + </OL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file + exists on both sides</B></FONT></P> + <OL TYPE=i> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>different + date</B></FONT></P> + <UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left + newer</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right + newer</FONT></P> + </UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>same + date</B></FONT></P> + <UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">conflict + (same date, different size)</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> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left + only</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right + only</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left + newer</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right + newer</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">conflict + (same date, different size)</FONT></P> +</UL> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> +</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> +<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> + <OL TYPE=a> + <UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left + only</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right + only</FONT></P> + </UL> + </OL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file + exists on both sides</B></FONT></P> + <OL TYPE=a> + <UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">different + content</FONT></P> + </UL> + </OL> +</OL> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">As a +result the files are separated into the following categories:</FONT></P> +<UL> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left + only</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right + only</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P> + <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">different + content</FONT></P> +</UL> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> +</P> +<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Symbolic link +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 +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>Ignore:</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> + <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">excludes symbolic links while + scanning input 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> + <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> +</OL> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> +</P> +<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.46cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN ID="Rahmen1" DIR="LTR" STYLE="float: left; width: 80%; height: 0.14cm; border: 1px solid #000080; padding: 0.05cm; background: #ccccff"> + <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.79cm; margin-right: 0.98cm; margin-bottom: 0cm"> + <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 + 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> + <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> + </UL> +</SPAN><BR CLEAR=LEFT><BR> +</P> +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR> +</P> +</BODY> +</HTML>
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