diff --git a/wiki/changelog.html b/wiki/changelog.html index d701cbc..749145a 100644 --- a/wiki/changelog.html +++ b/wiki/changelog.html @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Oct 11, 2020: - 'ytalk' is reinstalled and the talk daemon is working again. + - 'unison' is installed Sep 28, 2020: - mosh compiled from source to support true color displays. you may need diff --git a/wiki/index.html b/wiki/index.html index 4e5dcf3..f82555f 100644 --- a/wiki/index.html +++ b/wiki/index.html @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYSTEM WIKI - Available Text Editors - Dotfiles and customization - "You have mail." - login message won't go away -- The unison program - synchronizing files +- The unison program - synchronizing files - Copyright and Licensing - System Changelog diff --git a/wiki/unison.html b/wiki/unison.html index 7f782dd..f21ffe6 100644 --- a/wiki/unison.html +++ b/wiki/unison.html @@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
+Unison is a tool that allows for the synchronization of files across servers
+that also have it installed. It is like rsync but works both ways.
 
+All options for this tool are included in a file stored in the .unison 
+folder in your home directory, called a profile. For connecting to a different 
+server, (tilde.club is an example of an exception to this.) a private key for 
+that server is required in order to connect. To set that up, 
+sshpref is the option to set to the value: '-i .ssh/ '.
 
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\ No newline at end of file +To set an option the syntax is: option_name = value + +Even if you don't have a server to connect to, unison is great for merging +directories. Even on/to a Windows box. +Instead of following the common practice of using double hyphens for long +flags on the comand line, a single is used for all. + +For your personal machine, there is a graphical interface availiable as +'unison-gtk' in APT, and very well could be in other packaging systems. +However, it is best if the profiles are edited manually as the user interface +does not do the best job of doing it for you. +