Can Toucan detect renames and moves of files
Almost all so-called "sync" programs don't !!
They stupidly compare source and destination directory and copy necessary files.
But what I would need (and other users) is a smart detection of file moves and renames.
Imagine the following situation:
Starting with two absolute equal directories (trees) I rename a file
or (b) move a file into a sub-directory.
Normal sync programs simply duplicate the "new" files to the opposite partner dirs.
As a result I have on each site now 2 (!) files (=4 files in total).
Thats a mess. I want tracking operation (rename/move) on the opposite site instead.
Is this possible with Toucan?
Maybe in the next release?
That feature would make Toucan really almost unique among the sync tools!!
IcePick
I don't think the current version does detect this. It would be a nice feature.
There's been talk of implementing an MD5 check to detect identical files with different names. That would fix that part of your question.
Jim
neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com
check is already in Toucan I am hoping to improve the way sync works for 2.1. There may or may not be a release between the ccurrent relese and 2.1.