Installing and Administering Internet Services

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Using rdist
Creating the Distfile
Changed Files List Commands
The third type of distfile entry is used to make a list of files that have
been changed on the master host since a specified date. The format for
this type of entry is as follows:
[ label :] source_list :: timestamp_file command_list ;
label : and source_list are specified in the same manner as in the
entries to distribute files.
timestamp_file is a file on the local host, whose modification time is
used as a timestamp. source_list files on the local host that are newer
than the timestamp are noted in a list.
Use the notify command to mail the list of changed files to a specified
user. The following is an example of this type of entry:
${FILES} :: stamp.cory
notify root@cory ;
In the above example, the list of files that are newer than the timestamp
in stamp.cory are mailed to the user root@cory. Note that with the
notify command, if no “@” appears in the user name, the remote host
name is assumed.