__/ [Blinky the Shark] on Sunday 11 September 2005 20:11 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [Blinky the Shark] on Sunday 11 September 2005 13:24 \__
>>
>>> Brian Wakem wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use Konqueror, it can do everything kbear does and it's much more
>>>> stable.
>>>
>>> How do you do "upload any files in these/these directories that are
>>> not in this directory at the remote location"; i.e, automated
>>> synching of a web site and its local mirror? With Konqueror.
>>
>> If you have an always-on connection, never make local copies. You can
>> open files located on the 'FTP domain' in Konqueror. I believe I
>> mentioned this to you in the past.
>
> Always on or always off is irrelevant for me -- I mirror locally as
> backup and as a place to play and create so that things I break aren't
> being broken on the live site.
Good idea. Well, it was just a suggestion anyway.
>> If you do not have always-on connection, but your connection is
>> /fast/, just graft the whole site or entire sections and put back the
>> 'block' in its entirety when done. If the idea scares you
>> (mass-handling files), just ensure you keep a stack of backups and
>> keep an eye on your error logs.
>
> I have no idea what you mean by grafting in this context. Last time I
> saw the term was back with some DOS directory pruning/grafting util from
> Norton a decade ago.
Move directories in their entirety, i.e. including all subdirectories. You
can make a complete copy of ~/public_html or ~/public_html/projects, for
example. You treat these as 'shelves', pulling them out, organising the
books (files), and then pushing them back into the cabinet (Web site).
Hope it makes some sense,
Roy
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