Unison is a file-synchronization tool that allows you to keep files and directories synced across different computers or environments. Here's how to install it on Void Linux.
Before installing Unison, make sure your system has the following dependencies:
Open a terminal and run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -S ocaml gtk+3 curl-devel
After the installation is complete, move to the next step to get the Unison files.
Go to the Unison website (https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) and download the latest version (currently 2.51.2) of Unison.
Extract the contents of the tarball into a directory of your choice.
tar xvf unison-2.51.2.tar.gz
cd unison-2.51.2
make UISTYLE=text
sudo make install
If everything goes as planned, Unison will be successfully installed on your system.
Now that Unison is installed on your system, you can use it to sync files between different directories or systems. Here's an example of how to use Unison to sync files between two directories:
unison /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2
This will compare the contents of the two directories and sync files that are different.
That's all there is to it! You've successfully installed Unison on your Void Linux system and you're ready to start syncing files between different environments.
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