Package org.gradle.api.file

## Interface SyncSpec

- All Superinterfaces:
    `ContentFilterable`, `CopyProcessingSpec`, `CopySourceSpec`, `CopySpec`, `PatternFilterable`

      public interface SyncSpec
      extends CopySpec

  Synchronizes the contents of a destination directory with some source directories and files.
  Since:
    7.5

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `PatternFilterable` | `getPreserve()` | Returns the filter that defines which files to preserve in the destination directory.
    `SyncSpec` | `preserve​(Action<? super PatternFilterable> action)` | Configures the filter that defines which files to preserve in the destination directory.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.file.CopyProcessingSpec

      `getDirMode, getFileMode, setDirMode, setFileMode`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.file.CopySpec

      `eachFile, eachFile, exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, expand, expand, filesMatching, filesMatching, filesNotMatching, filesNotMatching, filter, filter, filter, filter, from, from, from, getDuplicatesStrategy, getFilteringCharset, getIncludeEmptyDirs, include, include, include, include, into, into, into, isCaseSensitive, rename, rename, rename, rename, setCaseSensitive, setDuplicatesStrategy, setExcludes, setFilteringCharset, setIncludeEmptyDirs, setIncludes, with`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.tasks.util.PatternFilterable

      `getExcludes, getIncludes`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getPreserve

          @Internal
          PatternFilterable getPreserve()

      Returns the filter that defines which files to preserve in the destination directory.
      Returns:
        the filter defining the files to preserve

    - #### preserve

          SyncSpec preserve​(Action<? super PatternFilterable> action)

      Configures the filter that defines which files to preserve in the destination directory.
      Parameters:
        `action` - Action for configuring the preserve filter
      Returns:
        this