You might use unison for 'one-off' bidirectional synchronisation of folders/directories. However, it's very likely that you would want to repeat such synchronisation on certain folders/directories. The following describes how to setup folder synchronisation on certain folders using unison.
Create a unison preference fileSince you may have various folders you wish to sync, it might be better to create a unison preference file for each folder you wish to sync. A unison preference file should be stored in $HOME/.unison directory. If you don't have this directory, you can simply create one.
In this directory, you can create a unison preference file somefolder.prf
# Unison preference file for /Users/usename/somefolderroot = /Users/username/somefolder
root = ssh://username@myserver.vislab.usyd.edu.au//Homes/username/somefolder
# for Mac OS X, the following will enable resource fork
# rsrc = true
perms = 0
prefer = newer
batch = true
servercmd = /usr/bin/unison
ignore = Name *~
ignore = Name .*~
ignore = ._*
Execute unisonOnce you have a preference file, you can execute unison with this preference file as:
Automate synchronization
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