pysync is a python script designed to work in a similar fashion as DropBox
using rsync as the main process to transfer files.
This script makes system calls to rsync with the --delete option which
may result in the potential loss of data. Use at your own risk.
To use this script your system needs to have rsync, grep, ssh and
python3 installed.
To get started make sure that pysync.py is in your PATH. Once this is done
you can tell pysync the two directories you wish to sync.
$ pysync.py /Users/username/Dir username@server:/home/username/dir dir
The third argument should be a shortname which describes the connection between the directories. This is used as an alias so that we may sync.
If the two directories exist then pysync will give you a message telling you
that the registration was successful. This may take a little while since
pysync uses ssh to attempt access the remote directory for verification
purposes.
For remote connections it would be convenient to have password-less ssh since
pysync uses rsync to connect to the remote machine three times.
To check the list of recorded directories call pysync again with no arguments
jmlopez$ pysync.py
[ 0 ][ Never Synced ][dir]: /Users/username/Dir/ <==> jmlopez@server:/home/username/dir/
jmlopez$
You can add more entries by repeating the steps above. Each entry that you
add will be listed when you call pysync without any arguments.
To sync an entry we can use the index or the name that was given to the entry. The following are equivalent provided the above list.
jmlopez$ pysync.py 0
jmlopez$ pysync.py dir
To see a list of the possible entries we can use the -l option.
jmlopez$ pysync.py -l
dir
If using bash you can take advantage of the -l option to auto
complete. Add the following to your bashrc file
complete -o default -W "\$(pysync.py -l)" pysync.py
After that you should be able to start typing pysync.py [Tab] to
show you all the entry names. See more on bash complete by visiting https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/tabexpansion.html or
reading the manual man complete.