Hfsrsync version 2.5.5 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.5.5

      View the most recent changes for the hfsrsync port at: hfsrsync.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for hfsrsync.
      The raw portfile for hfsrsync 2.5.5 is located here:
      http://hfsrsync.darwinports.com/dports/net/hfsrsync/Portfile
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      # $Id: Portfile 38704 2008-07-29 08:25:21Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: hfsrsync
      Version: 2.5.5
      revision 2
      Category: net
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: implementation of rsync with HFS+ support
      Long Description: hfsrsync is an implementation of rsync with HFS+ support for support of HFS+ filesystems.
      Homepage: http://archive.macosxlabs.org/rsyncx/intro.html
      master_sites http://archive.macosxlabs.org/rsyncx/
      distname rsync-${version}.hfs
      extract.suffix .tgz
      checksums md5 f3a1d329c710d3c2f0183e77b3b8071e
      Platform: darwin
      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --with-rsync-path=hfsrsync --disable-ipv6
      configure.cflags-append ${configure.cppflags}
      depends_lib port:popt

      Variant: ipv6 {
      configure.args-delete --disable-ipv6
      configure.args-append --enable-ipv6
      }

      post-destroot {
      xinstall -m 0755 -s -W ${worksrcpath} rsync ${destroot}${prefix}/bin/hfsrsync
      file delete -force ${destroot}${prefix}/bin/rsync
      file rename ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man1/rsync.1 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man1/hfsrsync.1
      file rename ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man5/rsyncd.conf.5 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man5/hfsrsyncd.conf.5
      }

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/hfsrsync
      % sudo port install hfsrsync
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching hfsrsync
      ---> Verifying checksum for hfsrsync
      ---> Extracting hfsrsync
      ---> Configuring hfsrsync
      ---> Building hfsrsync with target all
      ---> Staging hfsrsync into destroot
      ---> Installing hfsrsync
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using hfsrsync with these commands:
      %  man hfsrsync
      % apropos hfsrsync
      % which hfsrsync
      % locate hfsrsync

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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