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List:       unison-users
Subject:    Re: [unison-users] Synchronize a directory rather then files
From:       Dave Warren <maillist () devilsplayground ! net>
Date:       2004-05-17 1:20:10
Message-ID: 40A8134A.90104 () devilsplayground ! net
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Benjamin C. Pierce wrote:

>>Unfortunately I think my head would probably explode if I tried to learn 
>>another programming language at this point, but I'll add it to my todo 
>>list.  In the mean time, I think I can tweak the DB to touch each of the 
>>files, at a minimum it will prevent the updates from happening 
>>automatically. 
>>    
>>
>It won't actually -- Unison uses the file *contents* to determine
>whether the file has changed.  The modtime is used only as a hint (when
>'fastcheck' is enabled) to avoid looking at the contents when the
>modtime indicates they have not changed.
>
Yeah, I realize that, my wording wasn't accurate.  In this case, touch 
is a "last updated" metafield in the database, not a literal "touch" 
command.

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