improve log retention and pulllimit

.synccmd.sh

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sync() {
     touch $LOGFILE
   fi
   # PUSH TO REMOTE - and PULL FROM REMOTE swapping `src` with `dest`
-  echo "executing rsync -aP --log-file=$LOGFILE -e ssh $otheropts $src $dest"
+  echo "executing rsync -aPu --log-file=$LOGFILE -e ssh $otheropts $src $dest"
   # NOTE REMOTEDIR ALREADY EXISTS IN DESTINATION
   rsync -aPu --log-file=$LOGFILE -e ssh $otheropts $src $dest
 }

masync

@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ loopsyncpath() {
       echo 'Sync already running do nothing...'
       exit 0
     else
+      ## delete old log file
+      rm -f ~/syncdir_$hash.log
       ## starting loop on background and catch pid
       nohup syncloop.sh $hash $localpath $remotepath 1>~/syncloop_$hash.nohup 2>&1 &
       mypid=$!

syncloop.sh

@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ min() {
 synccycle() {
   lastsynctime="$(date -u +%s.%N)"
   ### initial max waiting time for pull (seconds) used as unit
+  ### first pulliteration zero cause immediate pulling from remote
   pulllimitunit=60
-  pulliteration=1
+  pulliteration=0
+  maxpulliteration=5
   let "maxpulllimit = $pulllimitunit * $pulliteration"
-  echo "inital maxpulllimit: $maxpulllimit"
   ### max waiting time for pull (seconds) 10 min
   thresholdpulllimit=600
   while :
@@ -96,14 +97,17 @@ synccycle() {
     fi
     now="$(date -u +%s.%N)"
     elapsed="$(bc <<<"$now-$lastsynctime")"
-    echo "maxpulllimit: $maxpulllimit"
     ## if elapsed is greater than maxpulllimit sync from remote with delete option
     if [ 1 -eq $(echo "$elapsed>$maxpulllimit" | bc) ]; then
-      echo 'maxpulllimit reached: sync from remote with --delete option'
+      echo "Maxpulllimit: $maxpulllimit reached: sync from remote with --delete option"
       sync $LOCALPATH_HASH $REMOTEPATH $LOCALPATH '--delete' 
       lastsynctime="$(date -u +%s.%N)"
-      ## increment the pull iteration
-      let pulliteration++
+      ## increment the pull iteration or reset it
+      if [ ${pulliteration} -eq  ${maxpulliteration} ]; then
+        pulliteration=0
+      else
+        let pulliteration++
+      fi
       let "limit = $pulliteration * $pulliteration * $pulllimitunit"
       maxpulllimit=$(min $limit $thresholdpulllimit)
     fi