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google/cdc-file-transfer

Tools for synching and streaming files from Windows to Linux observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/cdc-file-transfer · C++ · Apache-2.0 (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 99

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1399
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 729
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3391 stars · 123 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A set of C++ command-line tools (cdc_rsync and cdc_stream) for syncing and streaming files from Windows to Windows or Linux, using Content Defined Chunking (FastCDC) for efficient delta transfers. Originally built for Stadia game developers to rapidly sync large game builds to remote Linux instances.

Use cases

  • sync large game builds from Windows to a remote Linux machine faster than rsync
  • transfer only changed parts of big files over a slow connection
  • stream files to a Linux instance over SSH without copying full archives
  • replace scp for iterative development with many small files
  • delta-sync directories between Windows machines

When to choose

  • you need fast Windows-to-Linux file sync with delta transfers
  • rsync/scp is too slow for your large, frequently changing builds
  • you want fast compression and efficient handling of many small files

When to avoid

  • you need a general-purpose cross-platform sync daemon with continuous monitoring
  • your platforms are not Windows/Linux or macOS is the target
  • you need GUI-based file synchronization

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

file-system compression developer-tools cli developer-tools files cross-platform windows cpp cli rsync content-defined-chunking delta-sync file-streaming game-development command-line linux

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
google/cdc-file-transfermain10

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