Command-line tool

unison

brew/unison

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File synchronization tool file-syncing

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id bcpierce00.unison -e
scoop install unison

macOS

brew install unison

Linux

brew install unison

Sync two directories (creates log first time these two directories are synchronized)

unison path/to/directory_1 path/to/directory_2

Automatically accept the (non-conflicting) defaults

unison path/to/directory_1 path/to/directory_2 -auto

Ignore some files using a pattern

unison path/to/directory_1 path/to/directory_2 -ignore pattern

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