# HG changeset patch # User Goffi # Date 1285668753 -28800 # Node ID 30104ca340e25088375cf6c2fd48a647ddbdf1e6 # Parent 8603fcb8615ad6f49b14027f02ec3b309a4e7a83 README update diff -r 8603fcb8615a -r 30104ca340e2 README --- a/README Tue Sep 28 18:00:06 2010 +0800 +++ b/README Tue Sep 28 18:12:33 2010 +0800 @@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ ** WTF ? ** gcp is a file copier, loosely inspired from cp, but with high level functionalities like: -- progression indicator -- gcp continue copying even when there is an issue: he just skip the file with problem, and go on -- journalization: gcp write what he is doing, this allow to know which files where effectively copied -- fixing names to be compatible with the target filesystem (e.g. removing incompatible chars like "?" or "*" on vfat) -- if you launch a copy when an other is already running, the files are added to the first queue, this avoid your hard drive to move its head all the time -- files saving: you can keep track of files you have copied, and re-copy them later (useful when, for example, you always copy some free music to all your friends). -- gcp will be approximately option-compatible with cp (approximately because the behaviour is not exactly the same, see below) + - progression indicator + - gcp continue copying even when there is an issue: he just skip the file with problem, and go on + - journalization: gcp write what he is doing, this allow to know which files where effectively copied + - fixing names to be compatible with the target filesystem (e.g. removing incompatible chars like "?" or "*" on vfat) + - if you launch a copy when an other is already running, the files are added to the first queue, this avoid your hard drive to move its read/write head all the time + - files saving: you can keep track of files you have copied, and re-copy them later (useful when, for example, you always copy some free music to all your friends). + - gcp will be approximately option-compatible with cp (approximately because the behaviour is not exactly the same, see below) /!\ WARNING /!\ gcp is at an early stage of development, and really experimental: use at your own risks ! @@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ A big big thank to the authors/contributors of... -progressbar: -gcp use ProgressBar (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/progressbar/2.2), a class coded by Nilton Volpato which allow the textual representation of progression. + progressbar: + gcp use ProgressBar (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/progressbar/2.2), a class coded by Nilton Volpato which allow the textual representation of progression. -GLib: -This heavily used library is used here for the main loop and event catchins, and for DBus also + GLib: + This heavily used library is used here for the main loop, event catching, and for DBus. Get it at http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/ -DBus: -This excellent IPC is in the heart of gcp + DBus: + This excellent IPC is in the heart of gcp. Get more information at www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus -python and its amazing standard library: -gcp was coded quickly for my own need thanks to this excellent and efficient language and its really huge standard library. + python and its amazing standard library: + gcp was coded quickly for my own need thanks to this excellent and efficient language and its really huge standard library. Python can be download at www.python.org If I forgot any credit, please contact me (mail below) to fix it.