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u1sync - locally mirror an Ubuntu One share or storage volume
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIDIRECTORY\fR]
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\-\-authorize [\fIOPTION\fR]...
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\-\-list\-shares [\fIOPTION\fR]...
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\-\-init [\fI\-\-share=SHARE_UUID\fR] [\fI\-\-subtree=PATH\fR]
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIDIRECTORY\fR
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\-\-diff [\fI\-\-share=SHARE_UUID\fR] [\fI\-\-subtree=PATH\fR]
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIDIRECTORY\fR
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u1sync synchronizes a local directory with the Ubuntu One storage
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service. It can also be used to authorize a new machine for use with
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Ubuntu One or compare the contents of a local directory with contents
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stored in the storage service.
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To initialize a directory for use as a mirror of your Ubuntu One
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Storage volume, use the \-\-init option and supply the name of the
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directory to initialize as a mirror. The directory will be created if it
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doesn't already exist. u1sync operates separately from the Ubuntu One
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synchronization daemon and shouldn't normally be used with directories
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under "$HOME/Ubuntu One" (although \-\-diff is always safe).
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Once the directory has been initialized, running u1sync within it (or
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by supplying the directory as an argument) will bring the mirror
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up to date. Subsequent changes will not be propagated until u1sync is
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run again. By default, synchronization is bidirectional, applying local
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changes to the server and server-side changes to the local mirror,
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although different behavior can be selected using \-\-action.
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In addition to "My Files", u1sync can also manage local mirrors of shares
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which have been offered to you by other users. You can use the
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\-\-list\-shares option to see the shares currently available to you, and
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the \-\-share option can be used with \-\-init to initialize a directory as
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a mirror of a particular share rather than your personal storage.
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If your machine is not authorized with Ubuntu One, you can authorize it
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by calling u1sync with the \-\-authorize option. It will open a browser
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window to conduct the authorization process using your Launchpad credentials
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and store the resulting token in the gnome keyring.
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\fB\-\-action\fR=\fIACTION\fR
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selects the synchronization action to use; ACTION may be one of:
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apply local changes to the server (preserving non-conflicting server-side changes)
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apply server-side changes to the local mirror (preserving non-conflicting local changes)
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perform a bi-directional sync
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make the local mirror match what is on the server
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make the server match what is in the local mirror
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the default; \fIdownload\fR from read-only shares, otherwise \fIsync\fR
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authorizes your machine for use with Ubuntu One
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shows the differences between the contents of a directory and
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your Ubuntu One storage (the directory doesn't need to be an
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go through the motions but don't actually modify anything
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initializes the provided directory for use as a mirror
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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displays a brief help message summarizing usage and options
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\fB\-\-host\fR=\fIHOST\fR
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connects to the specified hostname rather than the default API service
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\fB\-\-list\-shares\fR
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lists available shares
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\fB\-\-oauth\fR=\fIKEY\fR:\fISECRET\fR
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explicitly specify an OAuth token to use rather than querying the keyring
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\fB\-\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR
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specify a non-default port to connect to
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\fB\-\-share\fR=\fISHARE_UUID\fR
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specify a share to mirror (instead of "My Files"); share UUIDs can be
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obtained from \-\-list\-shares
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\fB\-\-subtree\fR=\fIPATH\fR
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used with \-\-init to set up a mirror of subtree rather than the
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entirety of your personal storage (or the specified share); can also
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be used with \-\-diff to compare the local directory against a subtree
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You can use u1sync's \-\-diff mode to see which files in your personal
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storage the Ubuntu One synchronization daemon has yet to synchronize:
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u1sync \-\-diff ~/Ubuntu\\ One/My\\ Files
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You can also check the status of files in shares in a similar fashion if
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you know the share's UUID (which you can obtain via \-\-list\-shares):
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u1sync \-\-diff \-\-share=a4f57216\-6086\-45b6\-be26\-694e76ffa2f0 ~/Ubuntu\\ One/Shared\\ With\\ Me/awesome
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u1sync \-\-authorize can be used to re-authorize a machine whose
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authorization token has expired; it will replace the expired token in
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your keyring with a new one.
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This manual page was written by Tim Cole <tim.cole@canonical.com>.
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