SyncData

SyncData is a console application that synchronizes files and directories between two specified paths. It ensures that both directories have the same content by copying files and creating directories as needed.

Features

Added	✅
Partially added	⚠️
Not yet implemented	🛑

• Synchronizes files from source to target directory and vice versa. ✅
• Creates missing directories in both source and target directories. ✅
• Displays progress of synchronization with a progress bar. ✅
• Verbose mode for detailed logging. ✅
• Option to log messages to a file. ✅
• Exclude specific files or directories from synchronization. ⚠️
• Upcoming Features:
  • Differential synchronization to only copy changed files. 🛑
  • Compression support to reduce data transfer size. 🛑
  • Network synchronization to sync directories over a network. 🛑
  • Preserve file permissions and timestamps. 🛑

Requirements

• .NET 8.0 SDK or later.
• .NET 8.0 Runtime.

Parameters

• -source=<path>: Specifies the source directory path
• -target=<path>: Specifies the target directory path
• -v or -verbose: Enables detailed output logging
• -log-file: Enables logging to file (syncData.log)
• -exclude=path or -exclude={path1,path2}: Excludes specified paths from synchronization

Usage

To run the application, use one of the following commands:

Using dotnet run

dotnet run --project SyncData/SyncData.csproj <source_directory> <target_directory> [-v | -verbose] [-log-file]

Using the compiled executable

SyncData.exe <source_directory> <target_directory> [-v | -verbose] [-log-file]

Replace <source_directory> and <target_directory> with the paths of the directories you want to synchronize. Use -v or -verbose for verbose output and -log-file to log messages to a file.

Example

dotnet run --project SyncData/SyncData.csproj "C:\SourceDir" "C:\TargetDir" -v -log-file

Project Structure

• SyncData/Program.cs: Main application logic for synchronizing directories and files.
• SyncData/Utility.cs: Contains utility functions for directory synchronization and logging.
• SyncData/ProgressBar.cs: Implements a progress bar to display synchronization progress.
• SyncData/SyncData.csproj: Project file containing configuration and dependencies.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.