diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2021 Lenovo
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import glob
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+import confluent.sshutil as sshutil
+
+
+def mkdirp(path):
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(path)
+    except OSError as e:
+        if errno != 17:
+            raise
+
+class SyncList(object):
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        slist = None
+        self.replacemap = {}
+        self.appendmap = {}
+        self.mergemap = {}
+        with open(filename, 'r') as slfile:
+            slist = slfile.read()
+        entries = slist.split('\n')
+        currmap = self.replacemap
+        for ent in entries:
+            ent = ent.strip()
+            if ent[-1] == ':':
+                if ent == 'APPEND':
+                    currmap = self.appendmap
+                elif ent == 'MERGE':
+                    currmap = self.mergemap
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(
+                        'Section "{}" is not currently supported in syncfiles'.format(ent[:-1]))
+            if '->' in ent:
+                k, v = ent.split('->')
+                k = k.strip()
+                v = v.strip()
+            else:
+                k = ent
+                v = ent
+            currmap[k] = v
+
+
+def sync_list_to_node(synclist, node):
+    targdir = tempfile.mkdtemp('.syncto{}'.format(node))
+    try:
+        sl = SyncList(synclist)
+        for ent in sl.replacemap:
+            dst = sl.replacemap[ent]
+            everyfent = []
+            allfents = ent.split()
+            for tmpent in allfents:
+                fents = glob.glob(tmpent)
+                if fents:
+                    everyfent.extend(fents)
+                else:
+                    everyfent.extend(os.path.dirname(tmpent))
+            if not everyfent:
+                raise Exception('No matching files for "{}"'.format(ent))
+            fulltarg = os.path.join(targdir, dst)
+            if dst[-1] == '/' or len(everyfent) > 1 or os.path.isdir(everyfent[0]):
+                # target *must* be a directory
+                fulltargdir = fulltarg
+            else:
+                fulltargdir = os.path.join(targdir, os.path.dirname(dst))
+            mkdirp(fulltargdir)
+            for targ in everyfent:
+                if fulltargdir == fulltarg:
+                    os.symlink(
+                        targ, os.path.join(
+                            fulltargdir, os.path.basename(targ)))
+                else:
+                    os.symlink(targ, fulltarg)
+    finally:
+        shutil.rmtree(targdir)