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% MSYNK(1) msynk 1.0
% Matthias Quintern
% March 2022
# NAME
msynk - sync files locally or between devices
# SYNOPSIS
| Local:
| **msynk** [OPTION...] -r DEST_DIR -s SOURCE_DIR PATHS...
| Via remote shell:
| Push:
| **msynk** \[OPTION...] -r [USER@]HOST:DEST_DIR -s SOURCE_DIR PATHS...
| Pull:
| **msynk** [OPTION...] -r DEST_DIR -s [USER@]HOST:SOURCE_DIR PATHS...
| Using a configuration file:
| **msynk** [OPTION...] -c CONFIG NAME [SELECTIONS...]
# DESCRIPTION
**msynk** uses *rsync* to synchronise files or directories locally or between devices.
In general, you should always add a trailing '/' to directories.
## Encryption
Files can also be encrypted or decrypted using *mkrypt*. If encryption is used, the files are encrypted to a temporary directory and then synced with *rsync*.
If you sync encrypted files to your system, the encrypted files are transferred with *rsync* to a temporary directory and then decrypted to your filesystem.
## Configuration Files
**msynk** can read from config files usually stored in ~/.config/msynk.
The config files are shellscripts run with bash to set certain environent variables. These are:\
- paths: array containing all paths (relative to sender) that should be synced\
- sender: the parent directory of the paths\
- receiver: the path where the files should be synced to\
- rsync_flags: array containing all the flags for rsync. If you just want to add a flag, use ´rsync_flags+=(-yourflag)\
- use_encryption: 0 for no, 1 for yes
### Example
To sync the directories "/home/user/foo" "/home/user/bar" and the file "/home/user/file.txt" to a remote server "user@foobar.com:~/backup" which is available with ssh at port 42, you could have a configuration file "my_backup":\
sender=/home/user/\
receiver=user@foobar.com:~/backup/\
paths=(foo/ bar/ file.txt)\
rsync_flags+=(--rsh="ssh -p 42")\
You can then run this with: "msynk -c my_backup"\, or if you only want to sync the "foo" directory and ".txt" files: "msynk -c my_backup foo .txt"
# OPTIONS
**-h**, **--help**
: Show a list of arguments.
**--settings**
: Show the current settings.
**-c**, **--config** config-name
: Retrieve settings from config file ~/.config/msynk/*config-name*
**-s**, **--sender** path
: Set sender to directory. This can also be a remote, like user@domain.com:/dir. Defaults to to the current working directory.
**-r**, **--receiver** path
: Set the receiver directory. All files and directories will be placed inside this directory. This can also be a remote, like user@domain.com:/dir. This option always needs to be set.
**--reverse**
: Swaps sender and receiver. Useful when you want to reverse a config file.
**--encrypt**
: Encrypt files with *mkrypt* before sending them to the receiver.
: The files are encrypted to $TMP_DIR and then synced to the receiver. Does not work with --delete.
**--decrypt**
: Decrypt files with *mkrypt* after receiving them from the sender. Assumes that all files are encrypted and fails if that is not the case.
: The files are synced to $TMP_DIR and then decrypted to the receiver directory. Does not work with --delete.
**--mkrypt-flags** flags
: Additional flags for *mkrypt*. You can use this to set the key for the encryption.
**-d**, **--delete**
: *rsync* --delete option. Deletes all files on the receiver that do not exist on the sender. *msynk* will open *less* with a list of all files that will be deleted and prompt you wether you want continue (unless --skip-dryrun is set)
**--skip-dryrun**
: Can be used with --delete. This skips listing the files that will be deleted and the prompt.
**--rsync-flags** flags
: Additional flags for *rsync*. You can use this to set the port for the connection.
**-v**, **--verbose**
: Increase verbosity: Passes -v to rsync and mkrypt.
**--silent**
: Decrease verbosity: Print only error messages and passes --silent to mkrypt.
**--debug**
: Maximum verbosity: -v but also print out rsync and mkrypt commands.
**positional arguments**
: If you are using a config file: pos. args. are strings that have to be contained in a path in order for it to be synced. If no pos. args. are given, all files are synced.
: If you are not using a config file: pos. args. are filepaths relative to the sender directory.
# COPYRIGHT
Alles meins!!!