Syncing files on a home network

[Matthew Flaschen]

Cedric wrote:
> I am facing the same problem. I've tried rsync, but there's a situation where 
> you loose data. Somebody at PC A creates a file, and rsync's it to the other 
> PC's. Then somebody at PC B edits the file, and a person at PC A also edits 
> the file.

Contrary to the name (at least one meaning of "sync"), rsync doesn't
seem designed for this kind of syncing (a hard problem).  It's mostly
meant for backups or mirroring, and seems to do this quite well.  I use
it to upload my website.

Matt Flaschen