Sync without interactive prompt

[sultanovich]

Hi dooblem,
I'm Sorry, this is not a issue but I don´t find other method to contact to you.
I have one question, is it possible synchronised directories without interactive prompt?.
I want to use the cron daemon to automate the synchronization of a directory, but this will not be possible if I have an interactive prompt.

For example:

[root@aest-segu42 apeiti]# /root/bsync -v /home/apeiti/ [email protected]:/home/apeiti

Password:

Loading filelists...
Loading original filelist from snap files...
Loading .bsync-snap-20140616160929.950125...
Loading dir1 filelist...
Loading dir2 filelist...
Analysing original paths...
Analysing remaining new paths in dir1...
Analysing remaining new paths in dir2...

(LEFT DIR CONTENT) (RIGHT DIR CONTENT) (ACTION)

                                  <--  A000552.dmp                           (copy)

passwd_acceso1 <-- passwd_acceso1 (sync)

Todo in /home/apeiti/: cp:1 sync:1
Todo in [email protected]:/home/apeiti:
Apply actions? [y/N] y

Applying actions...
Applying actions in dir2...
Applying actions in dir1...
rsync: A000552.dmp
rsync: passwd_acceso1
Updating filelists...
Updating snap files: .bsync-snap-20140616161840.452684...
Done!
Cleaning SSH master...
[root@aest-segu42 apeiti]#

Thanks a lot

[dooblem]

Hi, thanks for your feedback.
You're right, this could be a useful feature.
I'll think about it !!

[Busyvar]

Hi dooblem,
Why the PR for non-interactive mode isn't accepted yet?
If it's only a problem of parameter naming (-n or -b), could you simply accept it and make a revision after?
Thanks

[sultanovich]

Hi Burian,

If you can make the necessary changes I could test the new version in my UNIX lab. If we do this, dooblem only have to review and update the version.

Thanks

[dooblem]

Hi guys,
I intergrated scstarkey PR, and made the appropriate changes.
Can you test it ?
Thanks,
Marc

[Busyvar]

Hi,
The Integration testing is working and -b parameter works! ... partially.
It fail as expected when there is conflict, but it doesn't say automatically Yes to copy & sync.
I don't know how it could be use in a cron job without this behavior;
perhaps a parameter like -y (--yes-to-all) is more relevant to describe this?
Thanks

[dooblem]

Sorry, I didn't see your PR before this message.
In my mind we should fix the -b (batch) mode.

[jgabriels]

I would also like this. Ideally, it would autoaccept the left branch and create a .conflict file with the right content. This should be relatively simple by making use of rsync's --backup and --suffix= arguments.

[dooblem]

See also #23 . We may integrate this kind of solution.

.conflict files would be nice too.

[TB1234]

To fix the problem with the batch-mode change the following code:

Replace the code in line 1025 with the following code:

if noninteractive:
resp = "y"
else:
resp = "non"

This will make accept all changes automatically.

[dooblem]

thanks @TB1234
fixed and pushed to master. Also added a test case for this bug.
Can you test it ?
note: the actual behaviour is still to exit on conflicts

[BurtGummer]

Little bit confused, is there a switch for that? There is no info about in the README.md?

[dooblem]

Yes, the README has to be updated. Just read the inline help of the command. There is a -b (batch) switch.