OwnCloud/WebDav syncing tips, tricks, and workarounds.

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+*Syncing your todo.txt with ownCloud.*
+
+*Requirements:* 
+  OwnCloud instance URL & credentials. 
+  OwnCloud sync client for method 1  
+  davfs2 support for method 2  
+
+ 
+*Method 1: ownCloud Sync Client*
+  
+   1. Install the ownCloud Sync Agent. Directions "here":http://owncloud.org/sync-clients/ 
+   2. Copy all of your todo.txt scripts, text files, and add-ons to a directory within the 
+      default ownCloud sync directory. (Optionally you can create a hard link to the own cloud 
+      directory but sym links do NOT work with the ownCloud sync client at this time). 
+   3. Follow the process described in "Access todo.sh from anywhere in the file tree" and 
+      "Avoid typing todo.sh every time"   
+  
+  *Notes:* 
+         - Do this on all the devices where you would like your todo list available.
+        
+         - If the sync client is not an option or if it doesn't work so well for your distro
+           try method 2. 
+ 
+*Method 2: WebDav mount.*   
+   
+   1. Install davfs2 support on your distro of choice. Directions for the command line and 
+      the gui for most operating systems can be found "here":http://doc.owncloud.org/server/4.5/user_manual/connecting_webdav.html 
+   2. Follow steps 2 and 3 of Method1.
+   3. A few options to consider: 
+         - Make the file system mount automatically using fstab.  
+         - Use the guid and uid parameters on fstab to set group ownership and then add
+           users you'd like to give todo.txt access to instead of relying on the user 
+           who mounts the webdav. 
+         - Don't forget the 'exec' parameter. By default webdav won't let you 
+           execute any files even if you change their file permissions!
+         - Read the mount.davfs2 man page for more exciting and useful options!
+
+    *Special Note!:*  
+      
+       You will receive errors when you try any of the todo.txt features that require in-place 
+       editing of files. You may receive an error like "sed: cannot rename /todo.txt: 
+       I/O error. To insure you don't recieve any errors, and can continue to happily use 
+       ownCloud to sync your todo lists, disable file locks in davfs2.conf. 
+       
+       Set use_locks to 0 in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf:
+                 <pre>
+                  #use_locks 1
+                   use_locks 0
+                 <pre>
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