Using HP-UX Internet Services (August 2003)

Distributing Files Using rdist
Creating the distfile
Chapter 548
• ${FILES} -> ${HOSTS}
install -R ;
except /usr/lib/${EXLIB} ;
except /usr/games/lib ;
This command distributes the source files defined in the variable
FILES to the destination hosts defined in the variable HOSTS. rdist
copies the files to each remote host, removing files in the remote
host’s directory that do not exist on the master directory. rdist does
not update files in /usr/lib/${EXLIB} or in /usr/games/lib.
• srcs:
/usr/src/bin -> arpa
except_pat ( \\.o$ /SCCS\$ ) ;
This command distributes the directory /usr/src/bin to the host
arpa; object files or files that are under SCCS control are not copied.
Command to List Changed Files
The distfile entry can contain a list of files that have 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 ;
where,
label : Used to group command entries and is optional. You
can use labels to perform a partial update. Normally,
rdist updates all the files and directories listed in a
distfile. You can invoke rdist with a specific label;
in this case, rdist executes only the entries under the
specified label.
source_list Specifies the files on the local host that are newer than
the timestamp are noted in a list. directories or files on
the master host used as the master copy for
distributing to the remote hosts.
timestamp_file Specify a date to generate a list of files on the local
host that have modified since that date.
You can use the notify command to send the list of changed files to a
specific user. The following is an example entry with the notify
command: