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| task_keep_up_to_date 2016-01-22 | task_keep_up_to_date 2025-09-17 (current) | ||
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| Note that you will be warned if number of subdirectories to be watched exceeds 500. Watching for changes in large number of directories can significantly degrade the performance of your computer. | Note that you will be warned if number of subdirectories to be watched exceeds 500. Watching for changes in large number of directories can significantly degrade the performance of your computer. | ||
| - | ===== How It Works ===== | + | ===== [[how_it_works]] How It Works ===== |
| Once you start the function, WinSCP will register to receive notification whenever something changes in the selected local directory (and optionally in all its subdirectories). Once you make a change, for example when you save file in your favorite editor, WinSCP will receive notification about the change in the respective directory. Then it will perform [[task_synchronize_full|synchronization]] of the local directory with the corresponding remote directory. Thus your change will be automatically reflected on the remote side. | Once you start the function, WinSCP will register to receive notification whenever something changes in the selected local directory (and optionally in all its subdirectories). Once you make a change, for example when you save file in your favorite editor, WinSCP will receive notification about the change in the respective directory. Then it will perform [[task_synchronize_full|synchronization]] of the local directory with the corresponding remote directory. Thus your change will be automatically reflected on the remote side. | ||
| WinSCP can even (optionally) delete remote files when you delete local files. | WinSCP can even (optionally) delete remote files when you delete local files. | ||
| - | You can select files and directories for to be kept up to date the same way you [[ui_transfer_custom#other_options|select them for file transfer]]. | + | You can select files and directories for to be kept up to date the same way you [[ui_transfer_custom#other|select them for file transfer]]. |
| Before using the function you should know that: | Before using the function you should know that: | ||