SyncFileContents

SyncFileContents is a console application that scans a directory for files with a specified name, compares their contents using SHA256 hashes, and allows the user to synchronize these files across the directory.

Features

• Recursively scan a specified directory for files with a given name.
• Compare file contents using SHA256 hashes.
• Display file paths, creation times, and modification times.
• Synchronize file contents across different directories within the scanned path.
• Commit changes to a Git repository if there are outstanding modifications.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
  • Command-Line Arguments
  • Example Usage
• Development
• License

Installation

To use SyncFileContents, you need to have .NET SDK and Git installed on your machine.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ktsu-io/SyncFileContents.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd SyncFileContents

Build the project:

dotnet build

Usage

Run the application with the required command-line arguments:

dotnet run -- [path] [filename]

Command-Line Arguments

• path: The path to recursively scan in. If not provided, you will be prompted to enter it.
• filename: The filename to scan for. If not provided, you will be prompted to enter it.

Example Usage

To scan the current directory for files named example.txt and synchronize their contents:

dotnet run -- . example.txt

Development

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK
• Git

Building the Project

Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

git clone https://github.com/ktsu-io/SyncFileContents.git
cd SyncFileContents

Build the project:

dotnet build

Running Tests

To run the tests, use the following command:

dotnet test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.