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                              CSYNC2(1)