The latest version of this document can be found at:

     http://sunsite.org.uk/packages/mirror/mirror-faq.html
 

Summary of Questions

1. About mirror.
1. What is mirror?
2. Where do I get mirror?
3. What's the latest version?
4. I am having a problem with mirror - what do I do?
2. More Questions and answers to follow...

 

Questions and Answers

 
1. About mirror.
1. What is mirror?
   
   Mirror was designed to duplicate a directory hierarchy between two machines. It avoids copying files unnecessarily by comparing the file time-stamps and file sizes before transferring.
   
   
2. Where do I get mirror?
   
   The latest version of mirror can always be found at:

     ftp://sunsite.org.uk/packages/mirror/mirror.tar.gz  (or via http)
     ftp://sunsite.org.uk/packages/mirror/mirror.zip   (or via http)
 

3. What's the latest version?
   
   As of 1 June 1998 the latest version of mirror is mirror-2.9.
   
   
4. I am having a problem with mirror - what do I do?
   
   You should first try to run mirror in debug mode and see if this helps show up what the problem is.  Do this by calling mirror with "-d".   Extra "-d"'s will give increasing amounts of debugging messages.
   
   If you are using a version of perl below 5.004 then upgrade to a newer release.
   
   If you are still having a problem then email the author at lmjm@icparc.ic.ac.uk
   
   
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