enter the raw log data.. example backup script log output /. some lines will be converted, the rest, stripped.. '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/.ht_password' -> '/bax/cor/.ht_password' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/.ht_refs' -> '/bax/cor/.ht_refs' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/blog/blogz.blog' -> '/bax/cor/blog/blogz.blog' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/blog/config.php' -> '/bax/cor/blog/config.php' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/blog/inc/spelling/corz.dic' -> '/bax/cor/blog/inc/spelling/corz.dic' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/blog/foobar' -> '/bax/cor/foobar' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/blog/foobar/new.php' -> '/bax/cor/foobar/new.php' '/home/sites/corz.org/httpdocs/dev/debug.out' -> '/bax/cor/dev/debug.out'

The linux website sync tool..

..takes output from a *nix shell command like this..

# copy all the files over, newer files only, and log
cp -d -f -p -r -u -v /home/cor /bax >> $logfile

and converts it into valid sftp commands we can use to update our live web site with all the new and changed files from its development mirror. i.e synchronize

if you are a mac user without a linux box kicking around, you will probably prefer this version.