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DownGit vs Rdist

A side-by-side look at DownGit and Rdist. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DownGit

DownGit

Development

DownGit is a free web app that allows users to easily download GitHub repositories, gists, and archives without having to clone the Git repository. It provides a simple interface to grab ZIP or TAR files of code hosted on GitHub.

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Rdist

Rdist

System & Hardware

Rdist is an open-source remote file distribution and synchronization tool. It allows administrators to keep files on multiple hosts up-to-date by specifying a set of files and directories to copy from a central host and rules for which files should be copied.

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