rsync for windows

[Travis Roy]

You can get just the dll and the exe for rsync for windows here

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~msteveb/rsync/

There is also a cron for windows

http://www.kalab.com/freeware/cron/cron.htm

and on the Putty website they have command line ssh clients.

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html



Greg Rundlett wrote:
> I was just curious...
> 
> I use rsync daily to synchronize filesystems across multiple websites.  
> I rely on the advanced capabilities of rsync for specifying what to 
> synchronize.  I also rely on the automation that I can achieve with 
> cron, rsync, openSSH, and key_chain (my ssh agent).  I might have been 
> overlooking the tremendous value that these tools provide me in getting 
> my work done.  With this new-found appreciation for the free software 
> tools that I use daily, I became curious about what 'work-alike' 
> solutions exist in the Proprietary enterprise.
> 
> What tools exist in a Microsoft environment to accomplish the same 
> thing? (Not including cygwin)  I am asking more out of curiosity than 
> anything since I do not have any need or intention to use Microsoft.  I 
> am just wondering what OS tools, or more likely what 3rd-party software 
> you would need to do this.
> Please note:  I am talking about the complete solution for synchronizing 
> and/or publishing websites with files that emerge from development/QA 
> and/or content authors, and not insignificantly, deleting content that 
> is removed from development/staging.  I have always done this in a Linux 
> environment, so I do not know what the solution would be for Windows.
> 
> (Maybe this is a good topic for a Free v. Proprietary comparison on my 
> advocacy site.)
>