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05-18-2011

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Need help creating a launcher for connecting 2 computers

CentOS 5.3
I have been tasked with a project of simplifying our media process for new staff and I need some help with ideas on how to achieve this.
I am not a Linux expert and have only been using it for 12 months so appreciate the help.

Stage 1
Currently we are couriered once a month a 220GB drive, install and mount into CRU, then cp * to a dir in an array.
Array dir = /pa/lptp/feb_2011 (i.e ip 192.168.1.7)
We then cp these files to 2 laptops(i.e 192.168.2.11/27) using a rsync command to dir = /pac/ef1.
Question 1
rsync is proving to be unreliable with updating and removing some files, and operator error from cli is causing operational issues,is there a similar command we can use.
I would like to place a launcher from the laptop desktop so it can be completed with GUI. (i have found something in google NFS mount copying to a temp dir on laptop, deleting existing files on laptop dir then copying to location /pac/ef1 - has anyone used or heard of NFS mount?)

Stage 2
Once a week we receive via FTP server updated files that needs to be added to the original media.
Currently this is done in Windows(separate terminal), where we create the update.xml files then Ftp updated files plus update.xml from windows to linux to original dir /pa/lptp/feb_2011 then reload laptops.
Question 2
Is there a linux alternative for creating update.xml files.
The current windows program we input mpu.xml from original media, then place updated weekly files in and it spits us out update.xml file which we can now load to applicable file servers.

Stage 3 - sorry guys and gals I know its getting boring
Ultimately my goal is to have a GUI button on the laptops that when pushed,
A) connects to the array
B) copies content of /pa/lptp/feb_2011 /pac/ef1 deleting all of /pac/ef1 first
C)Another button that connects to FTP server and auto downloads updated files from a specified date
D)Find a Linux program that can create update.xml files

Additional information
Our network has 2 laptops - just CentOS, 1 big monstrosity of a thing = CRU and array(Linux only) and a separate windows terminal.
All talk nicely to each other and all can connect to outside ftp server.
Thanks in advance for your help, any additonal info will be supplied at request.

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XMMS2-LAUNCHER(1)					      General Commands Manual						 XMMS2-LAUNCHER(1)

NAME

       xmms2-launcher - XMMS2 daemon launcher

SYNOPSIS

       xmms2-launcher [-l file] [-P file] [-v] [--] [XMMS2D_OPTION] ...
       xmms2-launcher -h

DESCRIPTION

       XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS (http://legacy.xmms2.org) music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simulta-
       neous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plugins. On top of this, there is a flex-
       ible media library to organise your music.

       xmms2-launcher  starts  xmms2d(1)  in the background. The main feature is that it does not exit until the IPC system of XMMS2 is available,
       meaning that as soon as the xmms2-launcher process has exited successfully xmms2d(1) is ready to accept commands.

OPTIONS

       Unrecognized options and options occuring beyond pseudo-option -- are passed to xmms2d(1).

       -l file, --logfile=file
	      Write log to file instead of the default log file location.

       -P file, --pidfile=file
	      Write the pid of xmms2d(1) to file.

       -v, --verbose
	      Make xmms2-launcher verbose.

       -?, -h, --help
	      Show short help information and exit.

       --     Options beyond this marker are passed to xmms2d(1).

       XMMS2D_OPTION
	      See xmms2d(1) for a list of options and their effect.

FILES

       Below CACHEDIR is $XDG_CACHE_HOME/xmms2 on UNIX if the XDG_CACHE_HOME-environment variable is set. Otherwise it is $HOME/.cache/xmms2 (UNIX
       except Darwin), or $HOME/Library/xmms2/logs (Darwin).

       CACHEDIR/xmms2d.log
	      The default location for storing log output of xmms2d(1).

ENVIRONMENT

       XDG_CACHE_HOME
	      The location where the XMMS2 logs are located by default.

SEE ALSO

       xmms2d(1), http://xmms2.org/.

HISTORY

       The XMMS2 Project was started by Tobias Rundstrom and Anders Waldenborg. It is developed by a small group of contributers from all over the
       world.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Alexander Botero-Lowry <alex@foxybanana.com>. It was reformatted by Erik Massop <e.massop@hccnet.nl>.

																 XMMS2-LAUNCHER(1)