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# masync
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Masync allows you to mirror and keep synchronised an arbitraries number of folders on one or more remote servers with local folders.
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## dependencies
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Masync use inotifywait for listening changes on local folders and keep it in sync with remote folders.
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Before using it, please install **inotify-tools** package on your favorite distribution
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```
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apt-get install inotify-tools
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dnf install inotify-tools
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xbps-install -S inotify-tools
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...
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```
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You must have access to the servers containing the remote folders via ssh and a private key, so
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* install the ssh daemon on your server
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* generate a key pair with ssh-keygen
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* add the public key to the authorised keys on server side
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* edit the ssh config so that you can access with ssh to the server
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## How to use
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Copy files *masync*, *syncloop.sh* and *.synccmd.sh* in `~/bin/`
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make sure in the .bashrc there is something like this
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`export PATH=~/bin/:$PATH`
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## Using the command
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###### init
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Typical use of tool is starting a sync with the command
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`masync init -l /home/luca/localsync/ -r remoteuser@server:/home/remoteuser/sync/`
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-l option stands for the local folder you want to mirror and sync, -r option stands for the remote folder in the form known to both ssh and scp
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###### list
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it shows the list of all synched local folders with respective remote folder and some other usefull information: the integer id assigned to the sync,
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the current status of sync, the local folder you are keeping in sync and the remote folder.
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In the following commands you can refer the sync to apply the command with the integer id of sync using the option -s,
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or with the local folder using the option -l
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###### stop
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If you want to stop a sync in the list of syncs, you can refer to it either by its id or by the local folder associated with the sync
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`masync stop -s 1 or masync stop -l /home/luca/localsync/`
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###### start
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If you want to resume a stopped sync in the list of syncs, you can refer to it either by its id or by the local folder associated with the sync
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`masync start -s 1 or masync start -l /home/luca/localsync/`
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###### remove
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Remove the sync from the list of all syncs, do not delete any local folder and data
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`masync remove -s 1 or masync remove -l /home/luca/localsync/`
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