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#1 2009-05-21 23:05:25

Anikom15
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Your Briefcase.

Are there briefcases in Linux? Because if there isn't, I think I'll make a briefcase program.


Personally, I'd rather be back in Hobbiton.

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#2 2009-05-21 23:11:30

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Re: Your Briefcase.

I'm not entirely sure what you are talking about, but have a look at notecase.

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#3 2009-05-21 23:31:38

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Re: Your Briefcase.

I believe he is talking about Windows' briefcase feature in which folders can be synchronized across different volumes. I used it a few times (before being turned on to Linux) to keep projects in order between my home PC, thumb drive, and the computers at school.


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#4 2009-05-21 23:40:15

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Re: Your Briefcase.

Yes, quite useful for little things, a good tool for home networks and laptop users.


Personally, I'd rather be back in Hobbiton.

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#5 2009-05-22 02:55:16

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#6 2009-05-22 04:24:57

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Re: Your Briefcase.

Perhaps a project like conduit is more like what you are looking for?

edit: forgot a link.
http://www.conduit-project.org

Last edited by iBertus (2009-05-22 04:25:36)

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#7 2009-05-22 10:46:49

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Re: Your Briefcase.

Or Unison?

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#8 2009-05-22 12:26:48

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Re: Your Briefcase.

I second the recommendation of unison. Unlike rsync, it allows you to merge conflicts -- thus saving you if you happen to do work on two separate machines before syncing.

unison: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/unison/

My solution to this is perhaps overkill, but I have a couple of big git repos that I clone to a USB drive. This, to me, is the ultimately fail-safe synchronization method. With a few simple commands (git pull, git add, git commit -a, git push, etc.) I have a fresh working copy of all my important text files as well as a complete history of my work on them. I find it much more convenient than flat synchronization programs like unison.

git: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/git/

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#9 2009-05-22 13:06:02

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Re: Your Briefcase.

+1 git.  I use it all the time.


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#10 2009-05-22 23:10:44

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Re: Your Briefcase.

Anyone got a nice simple getting started guide for git? I've tried using it before, but I just get confused. Our usage of git for management of config files at my work is abstracted away from us with a management program sad

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#11 2009-05-22 23:14:59

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#12 2009-05-22 23:20:27

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Re: Your Briefcase.

Super Quick Guide... Didn't see that one, thanks Allan big_smile

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