WinSCP: Synchronize-Keep Copying Files Exact Match for Site-Focused Topic
WinSCP is a popular SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, and SCP client for Microsoft Windows. It is widely used for secure file transfer between local and remote servers. In this article, we will focus on how to use the "Synchronize-Keep Copying Files Exact Match" feature of WinSCP for a site-focused global topic.
Assumptions
For this article, we will assume that you are using WinSCP version 6.3.4 to synchronize a folder on a Windows Server 2019 remote server, where the remote folder matches the local folder exactly.
Running Synchronize-Keep Copying Files Exact Match
To run the "Synchronize-Keep Copying Files Exact Match" feature, follow these steps:
- Launch WinSCP and connect to your remote server.
- Navigate to the local folder that you want to synchronize with the remote folder.
- Click on the "Synchronize" button in the toolbar or select "Synchronize" from the "Commands" menu.
- In the "Synchronize" dialog box, select "Keep remote directory up to date (mirror)" as the synchronization mode.
- Select "Exact match" as the file synchronization criteria.
- Click the "OK" button to start the synchronization process.
Code Block
Here is an example code block that shows how to run the "Synchronize-Keep Copying Files Exact Match" feature using PowerShell:
# Set the local and remote paths
$localPath = "C:\local\folder"
$remotePath = "/remote/folder"
# Set the WinSCP session options
$sessionOptions = New-Object WinSCP.SessionOptions -Property @{
Protocol = [WinSCP.Protocol]::Sftp
HostName = "remote.server.com"
UserName = "username"
Password = "password"
SshHostKeyFingerprint = "ssh-rsa 2048 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
}
# Create a new WinSCP session
$session = New-Object WinSCP.Session
try {
# Open the WinSCP session
$session.Open($sessionOptions)
# Synchronize the local and remote folders
$synchronizationResult = $session.SynchronizeDirectories($false, $localPath, $remotePath, [WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Mirror, [WinSCP.SynchronizationCriteria]::ExactMatch)
# Display the synchronization result
Write-Host "Synchronization finished. Total files: $($synchronizationResult.TransferredFiles.Count)"
} finally {
# Close the WinSCP session
$session.Dispose()
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