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librsync implements the rolling-checksum algorithm of remote file
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synchronization that was popularized by the rsync utility. This algorithm
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transfers the differences between 2 files without needing both files on
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the same system.
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librsync is for building other programs that transfer files as efficiently
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as rsync. You can use librsync in a program you write to do backups,
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distribute binary patches to programs, or sync directories to a server
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or between peers.
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librsync does not implement the rsync wire protocol or network functions.
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This tree also produces the rdiff command-line tool that exposes the key
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operations of librsync: generating file signatures, generating the delta
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from a signature to a new file, and applying the delta to regenerate the
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new file given the old file.
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