What is Csync?
csync is an open source command line utility for synchronizing files across multiple devices. Developed by ownCloud as part of their sync and share platform, csync uses a file versioning algorithm to efficiently sync files and directories between servers, desktops, mobile devices, and other locations.
Some key features of csync include:
- Open source (GPL v2 license) and cross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD)
- Selective sync allowing you to choose which files/folders to sync
- Delta sync only transfers changed parts of files for efficiency
- Conflict management handles situations with conflicting file changes
- Data encryption protects sensitive data during transfer
- Web interface available for monitoring and administration
As an open source tool with strong sync and backup capabilities, csync is useful for both individual users wanting to sync files across devices as well as corporations needing to synchronize and back up files across servers. It provides efficiency and security for file transfer and synchronization.
rsync, FreeFileSync, Robocopy, Duplicati, SyncToy, Bacula, ViceVersa, DirSync Pro, Unison File Synchronizer, Toucan, FBackup, Synkron are some alternatives to Csync.