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Automatic mechanisms in the `remsync' program
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   The following points apply to many of the `remsync' commands.  We
describe them here once and for all.

   * The file `.remsync' describes the various properties for the
     current synchronization.  It is kept right in the top directory of
     a synchronized directory tree.  Some commands may be executed
     without any need for this file.  The program waits as far as
     possible before reading it.

   * If the `.remsync' file is not found when required, and only then,
     the user is interactively asked to fill a questionnaire about it.

   * If the `.remsync' file has been logically modified after having
     been read, or if it just has been created, the program will save
     it back on disk.  But it will do so only before reading another
     `.remsync' file, or just before exit.  A preexisting `.remsync'
     will be renamed to `.remsync.bak' before it is rewritten, when
     this is done, any previous `.remsync.bak' file is discarded.

   * Many commands refer to previously entered information by repeating
     this information.  For example, one can refer to a particular
     `scan' statement by entering the wildcard to be scanned by this
     statement.  An alternative method of specifying a statement
     consists in using the decimal number which appears between square
     brackets in the result of a `list' command.

   * Whenever a site list must be given, it is a space separated list of
     remote sites.  If the list is preceeded by a bang (<!>), the list
     is complemented, that is, the sites that will be operated upon are
     all those _not_ appearing in the list.  As a special case, if the
     site list is completely empty, then all sites are selected.