LiveRsync

LiveRsync is a simple tool for Unix systems which provides real time synchronization of your files and directories with the remote machine. It written in python and based on rsync.

Installation and basic usage

• Put sources in the proper folder of your machine (e.g. ~/opt/LiveRsync).
• Create alias for LiveRsync control script: alias liversync='~/opt/LiveRsync/control.py'.
• Type liversync --install to prepare the working directory and example configuration file.

Now you should edit ~/.liversync/projects.ini to add the config section for each directory (I call it "Project") you want to sync. Type liversync --start to start daemon.

Now if you create, modify or delete file(s) in the directory, listed in projects.ini, LiveRsync instantly put your changes in the proper directory at the relevant remote server. You may stop daemon by typing liversync --kill.

I usually use LiveRsync for web development, when I want to edit script sources at the local machine and run/test script at the remote. Earlier I used SFTP for this porpose and bound uploading to the SAVE event of my editor. LiveRsync has changed my life for the better =)

Requirements

• ssh, ssh-add
• rsync

Configuration syntax

LiveRsync uses only one very simple configuration file - ~/.liversync/projects.ini. For each directory you want to sync, you should add a separate project:

[myProject]
source=/path/to/myProject/
[email protected]:path/on/remote/myProject/
id=~/.ssh/id_rsa
exclude=/some-dir/ | .git

exclude option is optional and contains pipe-separated list of rsync filter patterns. Type man rsync for details.

TODO

• GUI: Tray icon, bubble with progress etc...
• Decrease network load on linux (pyinotify)? Or it is trifle?
• Being real daemon (check this out http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3143/)