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.\"     Title: SCOLASYNC
.\"    Author: Georges Khaznadar <georgesk@ofset.org>
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.\"      Date: 06/23/2012
.\"    Manual: scolasync User Manual
.\"    Source: scolasync
.\"  Language: English
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.SH "NAME"
scolasync \- a file manager dedicated to dealing with a collection of removable media, like music mobile players\&. It makes easier to copy files to a set of removable media, and to copy files from them\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBscolasync\fR\ 'u
\fBscolasync\fR [{\fB\-c\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-check\fR}]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBscolasync\fR
allows you to send a series of files towards a set of removable media\&. Every individual removable storage device is identified, for example to its owner\&. Then, later, you can retreive modified files from the same collection of removable media and track the modifications attributable to each owner\&.
.PP
A possible usage is with students learning a foreign language: they are given homework on their USB sticks, and they bring them back with modified contents to get scores\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-c \fR, \fB\-\-check\fR
.RS 4
Enables checkboxes to select a subset of the usb storage media currently plugged to your computer, even if the checkboxes are not wanted in the preferences of the application\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
${HOME}/\&.scolasync/db
.RS 4
A database containing the preferences of the application, and the mapping between owners and USB storage media\&.
.RE
.PP
/usr/share/scolasync/marques\&.py
.RS 4
A dictionary of pecularities which come with some brands of USB storage media\&.
.RE
.PP
${HOME}/\&.scolasync/marques\&.py
.RS 4
This dictionary overrides the settings in the system\-wide configuration\&.
.RE
.PP
${HOME}/\&.scolasync/scolasync\&.log
.RS 4
A log file for the application\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBGeorges Khaznadar\fR <\&georgesk@ofset\&.org\&>
.RS 4
Wrote this manpage for the Debian system\&.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2010 Georges Khaznadar
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.PP
This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others)\&.
.PP
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation\&.
.PP
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in
/usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL\&.
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