synctool

Release Notes: This release fixes a number of bugs present in the previous release. The comma-separated list of nodes and groups on the command line was not being parsed correctly in certain cases. Whenever output was being printed to stderr, the node name would not be printed in front of the message. An alternative way of uniquely identifying a node within the cluster was added. dsh-ping now also supports fping and Solaris ping.

Release Notes: HTML documentation has been added to the project. You may now use "synctool -e" to erase the ".saved" files. You may use the new command "dsh-ping" to check whether your nodes are alive. You may use the new command "dsh-pkg" to do package management. A new terse output mode has been added. The options -1, --single, --diff, and --ref may now be given multiple times on the command-line. Post-scripts for directories are now being run in the target directory rather than in the parent directory. Many new configuration parameters have been added. And there is more.

Release Notes: In some cases the "ignore" keyword would not actually cause the designated files or directories to be ignored. This bug has been fixed. dsh and dcp now accept the -q, --quiet option.

Release Notes: The synctool software itself is now being kept up to date automatically on client nodes. This makes upgrading synctool a breeze. Making some typos on the command line, like with "-diff" and using multiple slashes in filenames, could lead to undesired effects. This is no longer a problem in the new version. synctool no longer prints a Python stack trace when hitting Ctrl-C. The backwards compatibility with older versions of Python has been improved. Two very useful contributions have been added to the package: a .bash_completion file and a graphical synctool-diff tool.

Release Notes: In certain conditions, a .post script for a directory would not be executed. This bug has been fixed. The "--single" option now accepts trailing slashes to its argument for specifying directories. Control files for making Debian packages have been contributed and are now included in the tardist.