Rsync ssh sync exmaple

rsync-ssh.sh

#!/bin/sh

if [ -e ~/rsyncjob.lock ]
then
  echo "Rsync job already running...exiting"
  exit
fi

touch ~/rsyncjob.lock

# beter speed but not available for short identifier keys
# export RSYNC_RSH="ssh -c arcfour -o Compression=no -x"
export RSYNC_RSH="ssh -o Compression=no -x"

if [ -z "$3" ] || [ $3 != true ]
then
  TEST=-nvi
fi

SOURCE_DIR=$1 #~/sync-source
DEST_DIR=$2 #user@host:~/sync-dest

rsync $TEST -zaP $SOURCE_DIR $DEST_DIR

rm ~/rsyncjob.lock

# Usage
# ./rsync-ssh.sh ~/source-dir ~/dest-base-dir true
# Dry run
# ./rsync-ssh.sh ~/source-dir user@host:~/dest-base-dir