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sftpsync

Sometimes I need to synchronize a file or directory tree between two machines, but can't use rsync, and only have sftp. I wish there was a tool like rsync that would work with sftp only.

lftp
It seems lftp may be able to do at least some of this.
Comment by liw.fi — 2009-10-23 13:49:13 +0300
google rsync over sftp
http://www.google.com/search?q=rsync+over+sftp looks good.
Comment by dagobart [wordpress.com] — 2009-10-23 14:38:49 +0300
comment 3

sshfs uses sftp underneath, and you can run regular rsync on top of it.

(I've come to love sshfs lately for ad-hoc temporary remote mounting from anything to anything.)

Comment by joey [kitenet.net] — 2009-10-23 19:57:28 +0300
comment 4

Joey, that is ingenious. I'll have to try that when I need this the next time.

Comment by liw.fi — 2009-10-25 10:44:36 +0200
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