bi-directional sync with rsync
I am trying to setup bi-direction or two way sync with rsync. In my case I only need to delete the files when syncing from B to A. So, I was thinking of running rsync twice as follow :
synchronization
Is there truth to the philosophy that you should sync; sync; sync; sync?
When I was first introduced to Linux, working at Cisco Systems in 2000, I was taught the merits of the sync command, used to flush buffers to disk to prevent filesystem corruption / data loss. I was told not only by coworkers there, but by friends in college to always run sync “a few” or “a bunch” of times, that is, maybe 5 – 10 times, instead of just once.
Real-time file synchronization
Is there any tool available to sync files between two or more linux servers immediately after writing the file in the disk? The rsync command does not suit me on this, because if I set rsync in cron, the minimum time I can set is 1 minute, but I need it on real-time basis.
Syncing directories in both directions with rsync
I happen to know about rsyn, and I use rsync to sync between my mac and a linux server as follows.
How to use rsync with a remote remote host
I am a happy user of rsync -e ssh and use it to synchronize data between my machine and a remote host using