Command line - able to do versioning
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Is it possible to create a command line script that will do the versioning backup? If so what would it be. Thanks in advance for following up on this.
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Obviously you can try and duplicate relevant FFS functionality in a command line script.
But I suppose that is not what you mean. (If you do: lot's of success! ... )
You can use a command line script to launch FFS and run a pre-defined FFS-sync stored as *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch file.
Such a pre-defined sync can include versioning.
If you need more flexibility than "fixed" pre-defined FFS syncs, try using macros,
e.g. by using pre-defined FFS variables, pre-defined system variables
and/or by using environment variable macro's in the pre-defines FFS sync
(and define any applicable environment variables in your command line script).
Ultimately, you might use a command-line script to first synthesize a fully customized *.ffs_gui or *.ffs-batch file, and then have your script invoke FFS to run the sync as defined in that synthesized *.ffs_gui or *.ffs-batch file. Obviously, also such synthesized file might include versioning definitions.
But I suppose that is not what you mean. (If you do: lot's of success! ... )
You can use a command line script to launch FFS and run a pre-defined FFS-sync stored as *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch file.
Such a pre-defined sync can include versioning.
If you need more flexibility than "fixed" pre-defined FFS syncs, try using macros,
e.g. by using pre-defined FFS variables, pre-defined system variables
and/or by using environment variable macro's in the pre-defines FFS sync
(and define any applicable environment variables in your command line script).
Ultimately, you might use a command-line script to first synthesize a fully customized *.ffs_gui or *.ffs-batch file, and then have your script invoke FFS to run the sync as defined in that synthesized *.ffs_gui or *.ffs-batch file. Obviously, also such synthesized file might include versioning definitions.
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Thanks for the quick response. No, I am not trying to duplicate FFS functionality. I am not familiar with the program that is why I asked the question. What I am wondering is if I can duplicate using FFS command line language what I can do with the GUI. Am I able to, for instance, create a GUI script wth versioning options and then somehow convert that to FFS command line so I just run the command line script and not the fullblown GUI? If that is available how does it work - does it actually run the GUI in the background so to speak or is it really all command line driven? I am thinking of robocopy and xxcopy scripting. I would like to emulate the batch file/scripting that they work with. If somehow the GUI options I choose can be condensed to a robocopy like script that would be ideal.
Thanks in advance for any further attention to this.
Thanks in advance for any further attention to this.
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If you define (and verify) a sync in the GUI, you can save that sync as either a *.ffs_gui-file or a *.ffs_batch-file.
* When invoking FFS from a command prompt (or *.cmd-file) to run a *.ffs_gui-file sync, it will open and run in the GUI.
* When invoking FFS from the command prompt (or *.cmd-file) to run a *.ffs_batch-file sync, it will not open the GUI, but run in the background. Still, if sync errors occur, FFS will show a popup window, unless you have selected to "ignore errors" (in the Sync Settings (F8) window).
* When invoking FFS from a command prompt (or *.cmd-file) to run a *.ffs_gui-file sync, it will open and run in the GUI.
* When invoking FFS from the command prompt (or *.cmd-file) to run a *.ffs_batch-file sync, it will not open the GUI, but run in the background. Still, if sync errors occur, FFS will show a popup window, unless you have selected to "ignore errors" (in the Sync Settings (F8) window).
