rsync-poll

A simple bash script that continuously synchronizes directories using rsync.

Features

• Continuous directory synchronization
• Supports both local and remote directories
• Automatic SSH connection management
• Configurable polling interval

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x rsync-poll.sh

3. Add to your PATH by adding this line to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

   export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/rsync-poll"

4. Reload your shell configuration:

   source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc

Usage

rsync-poll.sh <source_dir> <destination_dir>

Examples

Local synchronization:

rsync-poll.sh ~/Documents/project ~/Backup/project

Remote synchronization:

rsync-poll.sh ~/local/folder user@remote:/path/to/folder
rsync-poll.sh user@remote:/path/to/folder ~/local/folder

Configuration

The default polling interval is 2 seconds. To modify this, edit the INTERVAL variable in the script.