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h1. Install unison

h2. Requirements

To install unison you will need the following:

* a installed and supported operating system (e.g. CentOS 6.x)

* root-access

* [[repo_epel|epel repository]]

* a fast internet connection

h2. Preliminary note

most of this is taken from 

* [[http://www.chenit.com.au/blog/set-up-unison-for-two-way-syncing-on-2-centos-servers]]

* [[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unison-file-synchronizer-tool/]]

you may consult the official homepage

* [[http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison]]

h2. Install

<pre><code class="bash">

yum install unison

</code></pre>

alternatively the gui-version

<pre><code class="bash">

yum install unison240-gtk

</code></pre>

h2. Usage

Basic usage:

<pre><code class="bash">

unison /mnt/dat /media/ext_HDD

</code></pre>

if there is some Microsoft-Filesystem involved you maybe won't sync the file-permissions

<pre><code class="bash">

unison /mnt/dat /media/ext_HDD -perms 0

</code></pre>