Verbose Mode

Specifying the command line option "-v" or setting the configuration variable Verbose will display a detailed list of the actions that are being proposed (when used with -n) or performed.

Combine -n with -v to see exactly what syncdat will do before you commit to doing it.

During the Comparing phase, syncdat will display the relative paths of any files or folders which are being ignored.  This includes items blocked by the Exclusions and Filters, items ignored due to -D or NoDelete, and .syncdat files.

===== Step 2: Comparing Comparing 259 local files (283 megabytes) to 255 remote files (283 megabytes) Ignoring Local "/.DS_Store" Ignoring Local "/.syncdat" Ignoring Remote "/02/.DS_Store" Keeping Local "/OldData.pdf"

During the Actions phase (Reporting or Synchronizing), folder creation (CREATE), file download (GET), and file upload (SEND) actions will listed along with the target paths.  GET and SEND actions which will overwrite an existing file are given a "!" designation.

===== Step 3: Reporting Proposing 229 actions: CREATE Remote /home/Documents/January SEND "/mnt/corp/Documents/Supplier quote.docx" to "cloud.example.com:/home/Documents/January/Supplier quote.docx" SEND! "/mnt/corp/Documents/Invoice-01C.pdf" to "cloud.example.com:/home/Documents/JanuaryInvoice-01C.pdf" SEND "/mnt/corp/Documents/Request Form.xlsx" to "cloud.example.com:/home/Documents/JanuaryRequest Form.xlsx" CREATE Local /mnt/corp/Documents/January/W2 GET "cloud.example.com:/home/Documents/W2/Quote-09A.pdf" to "/mnt/corp/Documents/January/W2/Quote-09A.pdf" GET! "cloud.example.com:/home/Documents/W2/ActionLog.txt" to "/mnt/corp/Documents/January/W2/ActionLog.txt" ...

Combining Safe Mode and Verbose Mode is especially useful prior to Peer Mode synchronizations as it can identify conflicts before they occur.  When used during a live synchronization, Verbose Mode provides a detailed record of actions taken.