synchro 0.0.0rc0

Customisable file transfers using rsync

synchro

Customisable file transfers using rsync

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To install

To install, you need a Unix-based system with conda (miniconda or anaconda) installed.

conda create --name synchro python=3.9
conda activate synchro
pip install synchro

If you don't have rsync installed, you will need to do so. E.g. on macOS it can be installed with homebrew:

brew install rsync

To use

synchro has two modes of use on the command line, either with flags, or a config file.

Command line flags

Not yet implemented

Config file

The only input is the path to a source directory (the one being transferred).

synchro /path/to/source_directory

This source directory must contain a file_transfers.conf file which contains the information needed for the transfer.

destination = /path/to/destination_directory # Where to move the data to
untar = y # Untar the data after copying?
create_dest = y # Create the destination directory if it doesn't exist?
transfer_ready_file = ready.txt # Not yet implemented

N.B. the destination can also be on a remote host (an ssh key must be set up), e.g.:

destination = user@IP:/path/to/destination_directory