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i want to disable delete option of unison in other word i want unison tool always copy file [don't delete anything]. I read manual but i can not find what i need .
for example we have two folder folder1 and folder2
1- the first time :- folder1 contain text.txt
2- run unison :- text.txt copied to folder2
3- delete text.txt from folder2
4- run unison :- the current case file text.txt deleted from folder1 but i want to copy text.txt again to folder1
Yes, the robocopy.exe resource kit utility I think was made part of the OS with Windows 2003. You can specify all sorts of options as to what gets overwritten or not.
By default, robocopy won't overwrite same files, just newer versions over old - it's a folder syncing tool, mainly.
If you want to avoid any sort of overwrite, this might work,
robocopy C:\FOLDER1 C:\FOLDER2 /e /xc /xn /xo
where,
/e is copy all subfolders, even empty ones.
/xc is exclude changed files.
/xn is exclude newer files.
/xo is exclude older files.
I recommend you test first with these additional switches,
robocopy C:\FOLDER1 C:\FOLDER2 /e /xc /xn /xo /l /log+:robocopy.txt /np /ndl /tee
where,
/l is just list, don't actually do anything. Remove this switch when you're happy with what robocopy will do.
/log+: appends output to a text file, so you can study it, or /log:, which overwrites the log each time.
/np prevents "% done" progress info in the log.
/ndl is a personal preference for a cleaner log output, but maybe leave this switch out until you're comfortable with how robocopy works.
/tee shows you output on the screen as well as the log.
Best Answer
Unison is a 2-ways synchronization tool. If you only want to synchronize in one-way, take a look at
--force,--preferoption or usersyncfor alternative.