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NAME
track - selective remote file copy
SYNOPSIS
track [ -vntfd ] file machine
track -r
DESCRIPTION
Track uses Datakit to copy files from another machine to the
local machine. If the version of the named file differs
from that existing on the named machine, the remote file is
copied. If the named file is a directory, the contents of
the directory are considered recursively. Files are copied
only if they exist on both machines. Options:
-v Normally a report is given for each file copied. Giv-
ing the option causes more verbose reports, for exam-
ple about files that exist locally but not remotely.
Giving the option twice generates a report about each
file considered.
-n Do no copying; just report what would have been
copied.
-t Copy only if a remote file is newer than the local
file.
-f Interpret the following file as a list of files and
directories to be handled.
-d prefix
Normally track copies from remote files with the same
names as the local files. The -d option takes the
next argument as a prefix for remote names; in con-
structing the remote name, the argument string that
specifies the local file or directory is replaced by
the prefix. For example,
track -d /bin /usr/local/bin ikeya
asks to copy files from the remote /bin directory to
the local /usr/local/bin directory.
-r This option causes track to act as the remote partner;
it is invoked in this way on the other machine, and is
not intended for use by humans.
Track has no special privileges. Files must be readable
remotely and writable locally by the invoker. It attempts
to set the time of modification of a copied file to that of
the remote original; the attempt can succeed only if the
invoker of the local file owns it or is the super-user.
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This feature matters only when random libraries (archives)
are being copied, because the loader uses this time to
determine whether the symbol table is up-to-date.
SEE ALSO
push(1), cp(1), newer(1)