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Question use rsync to update my music server from my windows notebook
Hello all,

I am fairly new to unix/linux. I am using Ubuntu 10.10 as a server.

I use a laptop that is Windows based (windows 7 ultimate) and I store my music library on that machine.

I was hoping to use rsync to make sure any changes that happen to my music on my computer will be reflected on my server at home. It can be through samba, rather than ssh, as it is my home network so I am not concerned about security.

What is the best way for me to do this? I want to make sure that my laptop files are never altered - i just want the server to be updated (i.e. just check for new files or modified files and if there are no changes from the host and remote, then skip that file).

If I use cygwin or Grsync for windows, would the following work for what I want to do?
rsync -avz /users/user/my music ubuntu:/music
 
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WinCommand(1x)						   AfterStep X11 window manager 					    WinCommand(1x)

NAME

       WinCommand - AfterStep module for choosing and manipulating windows based on patterns

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

DESCRIPTION

       WinCommand  is  a  command  line  tool  which allows you to select windows based on their name and to then manipulate them in various ways.
       Actions currently supported are: "center", "center jump", "iconify", "jump", "kill", "move", "resize" and "sendtodesk".

DEFAULTS

       The default pattern is "", meaning all windows will be selected.

       All other default-values depend on the action you would like WinCommand to take. If more than one action is specified,  default-values  are
       set depending on the last action specified.

ACTIONS

       center

	      Place matching windows into the center of the screen.

       center jump:

	      Places first window that matches into the center of the screen and jumps to it.

       iconify:

	      Iconifies matching windows.

       jump:

	      Jumps to the first window which matches.

       kill:

	      Kills all matching windows.

       move:

	      Moves all matching windows to x/y. x and y are specified using the -x and -y flags.

       resize:

	      Resize all matching windows. The two parameters width and height are specified using the -width and -height flags.

       send_to_desk:

	      Send all matching windows to desk specified with the -new_desk flag.

OPTIONS

       -all

	      Operate on all windows which match the given pattern. This is set by default unless the action is either "jump" or "center jump".

       -alldesks

	      Windows on all desks will be taken into account. This is set by default if action is either "jump" or "center jump".

       -desk

	      Windows on the whole desk will be taken into account.

       -x/-y

	      These are required when issuing the move-command.

       -width/-height

	      These are required whenever you want to resize windows.

	      Examples WinCommand -pattern term iconify

	      This command will iconify all terminals. Since the specified pattern is a regular expression, something like this also works:

	      WinCommand -pattern "(term)|(moz)" iconify

	      This will iconify all terminals and mozilla-browser windows.

	      WinCommand -pattern xmm jump

	      will jump to your xmms. In this situation, it's far more advisable to use GWCommand though.

	      It is probably not a good idea to delete windows while windows are being arranged.

3rd Berkeley Distribution					AfterStep v.2.2.11						    WinCommand(1x)