From 39a001c75a9e47d5794eca5d5c1f841f2258f1ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Haddon <jhaddon@apokrupha.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 20:42:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] adding applescript file

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 sync.applescript | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 sync.applescript

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+# sync.Applescript
+# a tool to use rsync to sync files to an external folder
+
+# GPLv3.0
+# git: https://github.com/jakeosx/sync.applescript
+# version 1.0
+
+# set the folders you want to sync
+# format "/path/to/folder/", "path/to/otherfolder"
+# spaces as spaces, so "/path/to this folder/folder"
+# no trailing / 
+
+## SETTINGS
+
+set myfolders to {"/path/to this folder/folder"}
+
+# set the name of the folder at destination
+
+set bckup to "bckup"
+
+## SCRIPT
+
+# Get the path of where the sync app is located
+
+tell application "Finder"
+	
+	set current_path to container of (path to me) as alias
+	set current_path2 to POSIX path of current_path
+	
+end tell
+
+# set the rsync settings
+# rsync settings:
+# -av archive mode; verbose mode
+# --delete deletes the files at the destination that were deleted on the host
+# path variables are enclosed in " " so spaces can be allowed
+
+# rsync man: https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync.html
+
+set rsync_command to "rsync -av --delete"
+
+# repeat rsync with all the folders set above
+
+repeat with theurl in myfolders
+	
+	do shell script "echo " & current_path2
+	do shell script rsync_command & " \"" & theurl & "\" \"" & current_path2 & bckup & "\""
+	
+end repeat
+
+# Let us know it is complete
+
+display alert "rsync Complete!"
+
+# all done 
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