jasonmccb/drives_bash_sync

Use Bash to sync two drives, selecting and excluding certain folders

drives-bash-sync

A simple Bash program to sync two drives, selecting and excluding certain folders

It can run on Windows or Linux

It uses Ubuntu and rsync from the back

Startup Guide

Prerequisite: Must have Docker installed

1. Run the docker pull jasonmccb/drives_bash_sync:latest to get it from Docker Hub
2. Run the git clone https://github.com/jasonmccb/drives_bash_sync.git to get the source from Git Hub
   -or-
   Download the source codes from https://github.com/jasonmccb/drives_bash_sync/archive/master.zip
3. Go the folder with the docker-compose.yml file
4. Run the docker-compose up -d to start the container
5. Run the docker-compose exec app sh to get into the Bash
6. Run the vi drivesBashSync.sh to edit the file and specify the drive names (D: and E: by default) and folders you want to sync
7. Edit dryRun=1 for rehearsal, and dryRun=0 for real actions
8. Run ./drivesBashSync.sh to start the sync

Program Details

• One day one log. Please feel free to check the log.
• It's not auto. It will ask you Y/N to continue if a new folder is found, just for safety consideration.
• Pay attention to exclude patterns