Windows
On first execution, these binaries will get placed in the following directory (on a per user basis):
%USERPROFILE%\rsync4j
Below that directory there are home/%USERNAME%/.ssh and bin.
ssh vs plain protocol#
By default, plain protocol is used. If you want to use ssh, then
simply supply this via the dummy string ssh. In Java code, this is done via
rsh("ssh"). On the command-line, via --rsh=ssh.
SSH keys#
You can place your ssh key pairs in the following directory:
%USERPROFILE%\rsync4j\home\%USERNAME%\.ssh
Binaries (64-bit)#
rsync4j uses the rsync.exe, ssh.exe and ssh-keygen.exe executables and
their dependencies from the 64-bit version of cywgin.
The dependencies, as of 2024-10-29 (OpenSSH 9.9p1-1), are as follows:
- cygcom_err-2.dll
- cygcrypto-3.dll
- cyggcc_s-seh-1.dll
- cyggssapi_krb5-2.dll
- cygiconv-2.dll
- cygintl-8.dll
- cygk5crypto-3.dll
- cygkrb5-3.dll
- cygkrb5support-0.dll
- cyglz4-1.dll
- cygwin1.dll
- cygxxhash-0.dll
- cygz.dll
- cygzstd-1.dll
You can easily determine the dependencies by running the executables. Windows will automatically pop up a dialog mentioning any DLLs that are missing. Place any missing DLLs in the following directory:
rsync4j-windows64/src/main/resources/com/github/fracpete/rsync4j/windows64
And list the DLLs in the following text file:
rsync4j-windows64/src/main/resources/com/github/fracpete/rsync4j/windows64/libraries.txt
Paths#
Since cygwin is being used, local paths get converted to cywgin notation.
For example:
C:\some\path\blah.txt
Will get automatically get converted to:
/cygdrive/c/some/path/blah.txt
Syncing between Windows hosts#
You can easily synchronize two Windows hosts by using a UNC path for the remote
host. For instance, directory C:\some\dir on the local machine can be synced
to remotehost otherbox into directory C:\other\dir using these paths:
- source:
/cygdrive/c/some/dir/ - destination:
//otherbox/C$/other/dir