05-17-2015
Well, rsync syncs between 2 machines, and according to to the order of arguments passed (local/remote) it will delete unwanted files at the one, and copy new ones to the other.
You would need to define which device is your 'base' and sync from/to there.
But syncing between 3 exchangeable media is always risky and might result in accidently deleted files.
rsync would be a good choice, but i dont know the required arguemtns to make it 'safe'.
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CHFN(1) Linux Reference Manual CHFN(1)
NAME
chfn - change your finger information
SYNOPSIS
chfn [ -f full-name ] [ -o office ] [ -p office-phone ] [ -h home-phone ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ username ]
DESCRIPTION
chfn is used to change your finger information. This information is stored in the /etc/passwd file, and is displayed by the finger pro-
gram. The Linux finger command will display four pieces of information that can be changed by chfn : your real name, your work room and
phone, and your home phone.
COMMAND LINE
Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command line. If no information is given on the command line, chfn enters
interactive mode.
INTERACTIVE MODE
In interactive mode, chfn will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you can enter the new information, or just press return to leave the
field unchanged. Enter the keyword "none" to make the field blank.
OPTIONS
-f, --full-name
Specify your real name.
-o, --office
Specify your office room number.
-p, --office-phone
Specify your office phone number.
-h, --home-phone
Specify your home phone number.
-u, --help
Print a usage message and exit.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit.
SEE ALSO
finger(1), passwd(5)
AUTHOR
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
chfn October 13 1994 CHFN(1)