librsync ☆

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Description:
Library that implements the rsync remote-delta algorithm

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rsync delta-compression synchronization library networking

Install: brew install librsync

About:
Librsync is a library that implements the rsync algorithm for calculating and applying network-efficient binary diffs. It enables delta compression, allowing data to be synchronized between files or across a network by transmitting only the changed portions. This significantly reduces bandwidth usage and improves transfer speeds for data synchronization tasks.

Key Features:

Implements the rsync delta algorithm
Network-efficient binary diffing
C library with bindings for multiple languages
Supports delta compression

Use Cases:

Synchronizing files across a network
Implementing efficient backup systems
Creating software update mechanisms

Alternatives:

bsdiff – Focuses on binary patches for software updates, often smaller patches but slower than rsync.
zsync – Applies rsync algorithm to compressed files, optimizing for file distribution.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 10, 2025 5:08pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	7a827a87