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# Synchronizing a Directory in Command Line

The automatic users and groups synchronization is provided by this Windows service. This service is installed by the setup pack and started automatically after installation.

The default suggested installation path is `DRIVE:\Program Files\Advantys\WorkflowGen\Services\bin\WfgDirectoriesSyncService.exe`.

The synchronization service can also be executed from a command line.

You must specify the `/c` or `/console` parameter.

The following parameters are optional:

| Parameter             | Definition                                                                                        |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `/p[ath]:location`    | Location of the `web.config` file used to synchronize (usually the WorkflowGen `web.config` file) |
| `/d[irectories]:list` | List of directories to synchronize; use `,` (comma) or `;` (semicolon) as separator               |
| `/s[ilence]`          | No output will be generated in the console                                                        |
| `/t[est]`             | Launch a synchronization test                                                                     |
| `/h[elp]` or `/?`     | Displays the help for console execution                                                           |

{% hint style="info" %}
If an error occurs the exit code `1` is returned, otherwise `0` is returned.
{% endhint %}

### Example 1

This will launch the directory synchronization of the WorkflowGen instance installed in the `D:\inetpub\wwwroot\wfgen` folder:

```
WfgDirectoriesSyncService.exe /c /p:D:\inetpub\wwwroot\wfgen\web.config
```

### Example 2

This will force the synchronization of the directory `MyDir` of the WorkflowGen instance installed in the `D:\inetpub\wwwroot\wfgen` folder:

```
WfgDirectoriesSyncService.exe /c /p:D:\inetpub\wwwroot\wfgen\web.config /d:MyDir
```