bfsync

bfsync is an open source software that allows users to easily synchronize multiple files at once. It build around the FUSE filesystem.

bfsync is able to synchronize a large collection of files between multiple machines. It features file-level deduplication, support for offline commits, rate-limiting and copy-on-write functionality.

What is new in this release:

• boost related build fixes
• fix build on Debian/squeeze
• bfsync need-upgrade: added command to check if repo needs to be upgraded

What is new in version 0.3.5:

• added bfsync diff command: textual diffs between last and current version
• fix bug that occured when opening newly created read-only files
• allow restricting access to the filesystem to a group of processes; this is useful when running backups, to prevent locate indexing the backup fs
• fix packaging: ship sqlexport, too; bfsync sql-export should work now

What is new in version 0.3.4:

• added bfsync sql-export command: export file lists to Postgres DB
• added bfsync find-missing command: show file names where file contents are unavailable
• added bfsync copy-expire command: copy expire tags from a remote repo
• added bfsync get-repo-id command: query unique repository id
• HashCache remove st_dev from stat hash to work better with external devices, which can change device major/minor numbers
• reimplemented HashCache in C++: better performance, less memory usage
• rename expire config values: use "-" instead of "_" for config key names

Requirements:

• Python
• Boost libraries
• SWIG