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diff --git a/BUILD/Readme.txt b/BUILD/Readme.txt index 0e359fc5..20576738 100644 --- a/BUILD/Readme.txt +++ b/BUILD/Readme.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -FreeFileSync v2.2 +FreeFileSync v2.3 ----------------- --------- @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ FreeFileSync v2.2 - Create a FreeFileSync batch file using "silent mode". - Set error handling to "Exit with Returncode < 0" or "ignore errors" to avoid having a popup stop the program flow. In case errors occur FreeFileSync will abort with a returncode < 0 which can be checked via the ERRORLEVEL command. -- Create a *.cmd or *.bat file and specify the location of FreeFileSync.exe and pass the name of the FreeFileSync batch file as %1 parameter; e.g.: +- Create a *.cmd or *.bat file and specify the location of FreeFileSync.exe and pass the name of the FreeFileSync batch file as first argument; e.g.: C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe C:\SyncJob.ffs_batch IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 0 echo An error occurred! && pause @@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ You can: - drag & drop any directory onto the main window to set the directory f 4.) Exclude all subfolders from synchronization -Assuming you plan to synchronize two folders "C:\Source" and "D:\Target", simply set up a filter like this: +If you want to synchronize all files from the base synchronization directories only, simply set up a filter like this: Include: * - Exclude: *\* + Exclude: *\ -This will exclude all files and folders within the two directories that contain a "\" character. These are exactly the subfolders and -files you want to exclude. +This will exclude all objects within the two directories that end with a "\" character, which is interpreted as the end of a directory name, 5.) Synchronize with FTP @@ -108,15 +108,17 @@ FreeFileSync does not support FTP directly. But the FTP functionality can be eas Example: Use the free utility NetDrive (http://www.netdrive.net/) - Add a "New Site" and specify site name, site URL, drive letter, account and password. - Use the newly created drive as if it were a regular hard disk. +- Note: Most FTP drives set a file's timestamp to current time when synchronizing. As a workaround you can try a "compare by filesize", see below. -6.) Start associated program on double-click +6.) Start external application on double-click -FreeFileSync's default is to show files in the operating system's standard file browser on double-click e.g. by invoking "explorer /select, %name" on Windows. -If the file shall be started with its associated application instead, all you have to do is the following: -On main dialog navigate to: Menu -> Advanced -> Global settings: File Manager integration. Then replace the command string by +FreeFileSync's default is to show files in the operating system's standard file browser on each double-click e.g. by invoking "explorer /select, %name" on Windows. +If some other application shall be started instead, just navigate to "Menu -> Advanced -> Global settings: External Applications" and replace the command string: - cmd /c start "" "%name" +Examples: - Start associated application: cmd /c start "" "%name" + - Start visual difference tool: C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe "%name" "%nameCo" +(Don't forget to use quotation marks if file names contain spaces!) 7. Synchronize USB sticks with variable drive letter @@ -130,6 +132,22 @@ USB sticks often have different volume names assigned to them when plugged into => Working directory automatically is set to "E:\" by the operating system so that "\SyncDir" is interpreted as "E:\SyncDir". Now start synchronization as usual. +8. Start RealtimeSync via commandline + +RealtimeSync can be used to load a configuration file and start processing immediately without additional user intervention. Just pass the name of a configuration file as +first commandline argument. + +Example: C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\RealtimeSync.exe MyConfig.ffs_real + + +9. Compare by filesize + +Sometimes you might want to compare both sides by filesize only, ignoring the last modification timestamp. Here is how you can do this: Open your *.ffs_gui configuration file +and change the XML node <FileTimeTolerance> to some sufficiently large value. Now changed files will be detected as a conflict (same date, different filesize) and a default +synchronization direction for conflics can be used. + + + --------- | Links | --------- |